Background
Holmes, Robert Edward was born on November 14, 1922 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Harry Barclay and Nora Jane (Birney) Holmes.
Holmes, Robert Edward was born on November 14, 1922 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Harry Barclay and Nora Jane (Birney) Holmes.
AB, Ohio University, 1943. Bachelor of Laws, Ohio University, 1949.
A conservative jurist, he had previously represented his native Franklin County in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1961 until 1968 and on Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals from 1968 until 1978 when he moved to the Supreme Court and was replaced on the Appeals Court bench by Thomas J. Moyer. In 1978, Governor Rhodes appointed Holmes to the seat on the Supreme Court vacated when Frank Celebrezze was elected as Chief Justice. Holmes married Marjory Jean Holmes on August 23, 1952, and they had two sons.
She died in 1977.
Holmes later married Patricia South. Mishey, who died in 1999. Holmes died at home in Powell, Ohio in 2004. Justice Holmes lived by very strict judicial principles and those were seen in his judicial philosophy.
His term on the Court enabled him to have a profound impact on the jurisprudence of Ohio.
Past president Columbus Area International Program, Council International Programs. Founder Columbus Community Camp. Formerly board directors Boy Scouts American (Columbus chapter), Salvation Army, Pilot Dogs, Inc.
Served with United States Navy, 1944-1946. Member Columbus Bar Association, Ohio Bar Association, American Bar Association.
Married Jean Wren (deceased). Children: Robert Edward, Hamilton Barclay. Married Patricia S. Holmes.