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Alice Robie Resnick Retires After Distinguished 18-Year Career
The Supreme Court of Ohio bid farewell in 2006 to a Justice who will be
remembered as a trailblazer for women in the legal profession.
When Alice Robie Resnick joined the Supreme Court of Ohio in January 1989,
she was the Court’s only woman, and she was the second woman ever to be elected
Justice in Ohio. By the time she retired at the end of 2006, women made up a
majority of the seven-member Court, and she was the second-longest serving female
Justice in Ohio history.
“She was the first woman elected to the Court in over 60 years,” Chief Justice
Thomas J. Moyer told the Toledo Blade upon her retirement. “She was very proud
of that, and it’s an important legacy. Anyone who serves on the Court of last resort
for 18 years is going to leave a very large mark on the jurisprudence of the state, and
she’s certainly done that.”
Justice Resnick spoke fondly of her career on the bench and thanked the employees
of the Supreme Court of Ohio for their service and professionalism in a farewell
speech at the Court’s annual holiday gala on Dec. 12, 2006.
“I have really enjoyed my time here at the Supreme Court, but I am really looking
forward to my retirement,” Justice Resnick said. “Thank you all for your hard work
and support. The people of Ohio are well-served by one of the most professional
and dedicated Supreme Courts in the country, thanks to the staff.”
Justice Resnick was the fourth woman elected to statewide office in Ohio. She was
elected to the Supreme Court in 1988, and was re-elected in 1994 and in 2000.
Justice Resnick was the founder and co-chair of the Ohio State Bar Association/
Supreme Court of
Ohio Joint Task Force
on Gender Fairness,
which addressed issues
such as gender bias in
the courts, lawyer and
workplace lifestyles,
gender bias education
and gender issues in
domestic relations
cases. The task force
issued its final report
in May 1995.
Justice Resnick greets former Justice Herb Brown shortly before the
Supreme Court’s final oral arguments in 2006.
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