List of United States federal courthouses in Ohio
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Following is a list of current and former courthouse
s of the United States federal court system located in Ohio
. Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming. Dates of use will not necessarily correspond with the dates of construction or demolition of a building, as pre-existing structures may be adapted or court use, and former court buildings may later be put to other uses. Also, the official name of the building may be changed at some point after its use as a federal court building has been initiated.
Courthouse
A courthouse is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply...
s of the United States federal court system located in Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming. Dates of use will not necessarily correspond with the dates of construction or demolition of a building, as pre-existing structures may be adapted or court use, and former court buildings may later be put to other uses. Also, the official name of the building may be changed at some point after its use as a federal court building has been initiated.
Courthouses
Courthouse | City | Image | Street address | Jurisdiction | Dates of use | Named for |
John F. Seiberling Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse | Akron Akron, Ohio Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan... |
2 South Main Street | N.D. Ohio United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio is the federal trial court for the northern half of Ohio... |
?-present | U.S. Rep. John F. Seiberling John F. Seiberling John Frederick Seiberling, Jr. was a United States Representative from Ohio. In 1974, he helped to establish what later became the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and served on the House Judiciary Committee that held the impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon.-Biography:Born in Akron,... |
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Frank T. Bow Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse | Canton Canton, Ohio Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
201 Cleveland Avenue S. | N.D. Ohio United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio is the federal trial court for the northern half of Ohio... |
1933-2010 | U.S. Rep. Frank T. Bow Frank T. Bow Frank Townsend Bow was a noted Ohio jurist and politician who served as a Republican Congressman in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1951 until his death on November 13, 1972.... |
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Ralph Regula Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse | Canton Canton, Ohio Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
401 McKinley Avenue SW | N.D. Ohio United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio is the federal trial court for the northern half of Ohio... |
2010-present | U.S. Rep. Ralph Regula Ralph Regula Ralph Straus Regula was a Representative in the United States Congress from the 16th District of the State of Ohio. He retired in January 2009 after 18 consecutive terms. He is a member of the Republican Party. In the 110th Congress , he was the second longest serving Republican member of the U.S... |
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U.S. Custom House and Post Office United States Custom House and Post Office (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1885) The United States Custom House and Post Office in Cincinnati, Ohio, served as the main federal presence in that city from its construction, completed in 1885, until its demolition in 1936, to make way for a successor building. It was the location of the United States Custom House, and the United... |
Cincinnati | 100 East Fifth Street | S.D. Ohio United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio is one of two United States district courts in Ohio and includes forty-eight of the state's eighty-eight counties. Appeals from the court are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at Cincinnati The... 6th Cir. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Eastern District of Kentucky* Western District of Kentucky... |
1885-1936 1891-1936 Razed in 1936. |
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Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse Potter Stewart United States Courthouse The Potter Stewart United States Courthouse is a courthouse and federal building of the United States government located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and housing the headquarters of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit... |
Cincinnati | 100 East Fifth Street | S.D. Ohio United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio is one of two United States district courts in Ohio and includes forty-eight of the state's eighty-eight counties. Appeals from the court are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at Cincinnati The... |
1938-present | Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart Potter Stewart Potter Stewart was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. During his tenure, he made, among other areas, major contributions to criminal justice reform, civil rights, access to the courts, and Fourth Amendment jurisprudence.-Education:Stewart was born in Jackson, Michigan,... (1994) |
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Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Courthouse The Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse is a historic courthouse and post office building located on Superior Avenue in downtown Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Its west side faces Public Square and its north side faces The Mall. It was formerly the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse and also... |
Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border... |
201 Superior Street | N.D. Ohio United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio is the federal trial court for the northern half of Ohio... |
1911-present | U.S. Sen. Howard Metzenbaum Howard Metzenbaum Howard Morton Metzenbaum was an American politician who served for almost 20 years as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from Ohio . He also served in the Ohio House of Representatives and Senate from 1943 to 1951.-Early life:Metzenbaum was born in Cleveland, to a poor Jewish family, the son... |
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Carl B. Stokes Federal Court House Building Carl B. Stokes Federal Court House Building The Carl B. Stokes Federal Court House Building is a skyscraper located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio... |
Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border... |
801 West Superior Avenue | N.D. Ohio United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio is the federal trial court for the northern half of Ohio... |
2002-present | Cleveland mayor Carl Stokes | |
U.S. Court House and Post Office† | Columbus Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city... |
121 East State Street | S.D. Ohio United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio is one of two United States district courts in Ohio and includes forty-eight of the state's eighty-eight counties. Appeals from the court are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at Cincinnati The... |
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Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse | Columbus Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city... |
85 Marconi Blvd. | S.D. Ohio United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio is one of two United States district courts in Ohio and includes forty-eight of the state's eighty-eight counties. Appeals from the court are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at Cincinnati The... |
1934-present | District Court judge Joseph Peter Kinneary Joseph Peter Kinneary Joseph Peter Kinneary was a United States federal judge.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kinneary graduated from St. Xavier High School in 1924, and received a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1928 and an LL.B. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1935... (1998) |
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Federal Bldg & U.S. Courthouse | Dayton Dayton, Ohio Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census... |
200 W. Second Street | S.D. Ohio United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio is one of two United States district courts in Ohio and includes forty-eight of the state's eighty-eight counties. Appeals from the court are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at Cincinnati The... |
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James M. Ashley & Thomas W.L. Ashley U.S. Courthouse James M. Ashley and Thomas W.L. Ashley United States Courthouse The James M. Ashley and Thomas W.L. Ashley United States Courthouse, formerly the United States Courthouse, Toledo, Ohio, is a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio built in Toledo, Ohio, in 1932. It is named for two former Congressmen, Republican James M.... |
Toledo Toledo, Ohio Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan... |
1716 Spielbusch | N.D. Ohio United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio is the federal trial court for the northern half of Ohio... |
1932-present | U.S. Rep. James Mitchell Ashley James Mitchell Ashley James Mitchell Ashley was a U.S. congressman, territorial governor and railroad president.-Early life:... and U.S. Rep. Thomas W. L. Ashley Thomas W. L. Ashley Thomas William Ludlow Ashley , usually known as Lud Ashley, was an American politician of the Democratic party. He served as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1955 to 1981.-Biography:... |
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Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse | Youngstown Youngstown, Ohio Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania... |
10 East Commerce Street | N.D. Ohio United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio is the federal trial court for the northern half of Ohio... |
?-present | Court of Appeals judge Nathaniel R. Jones Nathaniel R. Jones Judge Nathaniel R. Jones has served as a lawyer, jurist, academic, and public servant. He was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit before his retirement in March 2002... |
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Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse | Youngstown Youngstown, Ohio Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania... |
125 Market Street | N.D. Ohio United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio is the federal trial court for the northern half of Ohio... |
?-present | District Court judge Thomas Demetrios Lambros Thomas Demetrios Lambros Thomas Demetrios Lambros is a former United States federal judge.Lambros was born in Ashtabula, Ohio. He was the son of Greek immigrants Demetrios P. and Panagoula Lambros and the youngest of five brothers. He graduated from Ashtabula High School in 1948 and attended Fairmont State College in... |
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U.S. Post Office & Federal Building United States Post Office and Federal Building (Zanesville, Ohio) The former United States Post Office and Federal Building is a historic structure in downtown Zanesville, Ohio, United States. Built in 1904, it was designed by Cleveland architect George F. Hammond. The post office and courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in... |
Zanesville Zanesville, Ohio Zanesville is a city in and the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The population was 25,586 at the 2000 census.Zanesville was named after Ebenezer Zane, who had constructed Zane's Trace, a pioneer road through present-day Ohio... |
65 South Fifth Street | S.D. Ohio United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio is one of two United States district courts in Ohio and includes forty-eight of the state's eighty-eight counties. Appeals from the court are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at Cincinnati The... |
1904-? Still in use as a post office. |
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† | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... (NRHP) |
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†† | NRHP-listed and also designated as a National Historic Landmark National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance... |