Supreme Court of Ohio 2006 Annual Report - Supreme Court - State ...

Justice Brown (back row, far left) sat on the Supreme Court with (front row, from left to right)
Justice A. William “Asher” Sweeney, Chief Justice Moyer and Justice Ralph A. Locher, and (back row,
from left to right) Justices Robert E. Holmes, Andy Douglas and Craig Wright.
Brown was elected to the Supreme Court in 1986, but continued writing fiction. He
found a publisher in 1991 for his novel Presumption of Guilt. After deciding to return to a
life of writing, Brown declined to run for re-election and departed the bench at the end
of 1992.
“Herb’s sense of fairness was legendary,” Justice Resnick said. “He never approached a
case with a preconceived idea.” She told him, “I was impressed with that quality in you.
You were remarkable to work with.”
Brown’s portrait was painted by Jennifer Leslie of Round Rock, Texas., who also painted
the portraits of Supreme Court Justices William “Asher” Sweeney and Craig Wright.
Justice Brown’s portrait, the 44 th in the Court’s collection, hangs in theSupreme Court
Law Library.
“I present this to you with hope that some day you might join me on the wall,” Brown
told the Justices. Brown, 75, served on the Supreme Court from 1987 to 1993 and
has described his time on the Court as one of the most interesting, rewarding and
challenging jobs of his life.
Brown is married to Beverly Ann Jenkins and the couple has two sons, David Herbert
Brown and Andrew Jenkins Brown.
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