Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Moyer dies at 70

[madmom]

Source: Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Moyer, who was the longest-serving sitting state Supreme Court chief justice in the United States, died Friday at age 70.

Moyer was admitted to a Columbus hospital Thursday morning after experiencing gastrointestinal problems and died Friday afternoon, court spokesman Chris Davey said. Over the past few months Moyer had health problems that weren't believed to be life-threatening.

Moyer, the second-longest-serving chief justice in Ohio history, became chief justice Jan. 1, 1987. He had planned to retire after finishing his current term at the end of the year.

Read more: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h-txMEEIwAGuMI0pJl4LCfVezHZgD9ERAUVO1

[Kolesar]

1. Moyer had an activist campaign to get the "money" out of judicial elections

In Ohio, corporate interests fund the state wide elections for judges. That's why they are all gops.

[crim son]

2. Surprised by death. Bummer. n/t

[roseBudd]

3. You can comment here

http://news.cincinnati.com/comments/article/20100402/NEWS0108/4030359/Justice-s-death-could-alter-GOP-dominance-of-top-court

Anyone remember 2004 and Ken Blackwell and Ohio?

Blackwell pursued lawsuits all the way to the Ohio Supreme Court