Timeline
2011
On Dec. 2, in an official session of Court, the building was named the Thomas J. Moyer Judicial Center, and the official portrait of Chief Justice Moyer was accepted by the Court and permanently installed in the Grand Concourse.
2004
March 16- The Supreme Court of Ohio holds the first-ever oral argument session in the Ohio Judicial Center Courtroom.
2004
Feb 17- The Supreme Court of Ohio moves from the James A. Rhodes State Office Tower to the Ohio Judicial Center, marking the first time in its 202-year history that the Court has a permanent home completely separate from the executive and legislative branches of the government.
2004
Jan. 14 - The Supreme Court of Ohio hears oral arguments for the last time in the James A. Rhodes State Office Tower Courtroom.
1997
The first fiscal year in which capital appropriation funds are set aside by the state for renovation of the Ohio Departments Building at 65 South Front Street. The building will be renamed the Ohio Judicial Center upon completion of the restoration project.
1974
The Supreme Court of Ohio moves from the Statehouse Annex building to the James A. Rhodes State Office Tower.
1932
An explosion at the site of the Ohio Departments Building kills 10 people and causes major damage to the building from the basement to the 11th floor, which delays the opening.
1901
Having outgrown its space in the Ohio Statehouse, the Supreme Court of Ohio moves into the newly constructed Judiciary Annex, a separate building on the east side of Capitol Square.
1857
The Supreme Court moves into the Ohio Statehouse and occupies what is now the Speaker's Office.
1839
Groundbreaking for the first Statehouse in Columbus where the Supreme Court will eventually reside.
1802
The first Ohio Constitution - approved before statehood - establishes the Supreme Court and courts of common pleas. The three-judge Supreme Court is to be appointed by the General Assembly and hold court in each county every year.