Andy Douglas (judge)

Andrew Grant Douglas (July 5, 1932 – September 23, 2021) was an American Republican justice of the Ohio Supreme Court who served in that office from 1985 to 2002.

Their decisions expanded workers’ compensation rights, increased liabilities for insurance companies and declared the Ohio system of funding public schools unconstitutional.

In an interview with The Plain Dealer in December 2002, Douglas said his most meaningful case during his Supreme Court career was in 1987 with Dayton Power & Light Company v. Ohio Civil Rights Commission.

A group of Dayton Power & Light employees were engaged in “horseplay” on Sept. 12, 1982 and damaged company property.

Douglas remarked, “Every case that comes here is important, but if I had to choose an example of moral persuasion of the court and the ability to do the right thing, that's it.” Douglas explained his judicial philosophy in a 1997 commencement address to Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law students: “But a simple rule can help you meet and exceed those expectations.

Most recently, Douglas served of counsel with the Columbus law firm of Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., LPA.