Supreme Court of Ohio 2006 Annual Report - Supreme Court - State ...
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Justice Brown (back row, far left) sat on the <strong>Supreme</strong> <strong>Court</strong> with (front row, from left to right)<br />
Justice A. William “Asher” Sweeney, Chief Justice Moyer and Justice Ralph A. Locher, and (back row,<br />
from left to right) Justices Robert E. Holmes, Andy Douglas and Craig Wright.<br />
Brown was elected to the <strong>Supreme</strong> <strong>Court</strong> in 1986, but continued writing fiction. He<br />
found a publisher in 1991 for his novel Presumption <strong>of</strong> Guilt. After deciding to return to a<br />
life <strong>of</strong> writing, Brown declined to run for re-election and departed the bench at the end<br />
<strong>of</strong> 1992.<br />
“Herb’s sense <strong>of</strong> fairness was legendary,” Justice Resnick said. “He never approached a<br />
case with a preconceived idea.” She told him, “I was impressed with that quality in you.<br />
You were remarkable to work with.”<br />
Brown’s portrait was painted by Jennifer Leslie <strong>of</strong> Round Rock, Texas., who also painted<br />
the portraits <strong>of</strong> <strong>Supreme</strong> <strong>Court</strong> Justices William “Asher” Sweeney and Craig Wright.<br />
Justice Brown’s portrait, the 44 th in the <strong>Court</strong>’s collection, hangs in the<strong>Supreme</strong> <strong>Court</strong><br />
Law Library.<br />
“I present this to you with hope that some day you might join me on the wall,” Brown<br />
told the Justices. Brown, 75, served on the <strong>Supreme</strong> <strong>Court</strong> from 1987 to 1993 and<br />
has described his time on the <strong>Court</strong> as one <strong>of</strong> the most interesting, rewarding and<br />
challenging jobs <strong>of</strong> his life.<br />
Brown is married to Beverly Ann Jenkins and the couple has two sons, David Herbert<br />
Brown and Andrew Jenkins Brown.<br />
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