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Case-law access map · checked November 7, 2026

# Ohio: where to read court opinions for free

Free and searchable from 1816 to today (CourtListener from 1825; the court's own site from 1992; Caselaw Access Project to 2018).

Appeals courts: free and searchable from 1816 to today (CourtListener from 1846; the court's own site from 1992; Caselaw Access Project to 2018).

As we read the highest court's own website and the free indexes on November 7, 2026. CourtListener's years come from its public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026). The table has each court and source.

Not legal advice. Check the court's own website before relying on any listing.

## Courts and sources

| Court | Level | Source | Years | Text search | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Supreme Court | Highest court | [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/) ([evidence](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=&type=o&court=ohio)) | 1825–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check. 84,013 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 29, 2026; 5,942 with approximate dates. |
| Supreme Court of Ohio | Highest court | [supremecourt.ohio.gov](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/Rod/docs/Default.aspx) | from 1992 | Yes | Opened in our check. |
| Ohio Court of Appeals | Appeals | [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/) ([evidence](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=&type=o&court=ohioctapp)) | 1846–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check. 162,221 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 29, 2026; 588 with approximate dates. |
| Ohio Courts of Appeals (12 districts) | Appeals | [supremecourt.ohio.gov](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/Rod/docs/Default.aspx) | from 1992 | Yes | Opened in our check. |
| Board of Tax Appeals of Ohio Department of Taxation | Other | [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/) ([evidence](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=&type=o&court=ohiotax)) | 1959 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use. 1 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Aug 21, 1959. |
| Ohio - all reported decisions in CAP reporters | Other | [Caselaw Access Project (Harvard)](https://case.law/) ([evidence](https://case.law/caselaw/)) | 1816–2018 | No | Opened in our check. |
| Ohio - state appellate and supreme courts (published opinions) | Other | [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/) | from 1950 | Yes | Opened in our check. |
| Ohio Court of Claims | Other | [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/) ([evidence](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=&type=o&court=ohioctcl)) | 1975–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check. 2,386 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Aug 28, 2026. |
| Ohio State Racing Commission | Other | [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/) ([evidence](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=&type=o&court=ohiorac)) | Years not measured | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use. 1 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); 1 with approximate dates. |

## Where else to look

- [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/): Lists 3 Ohio courts.
- [Caselaw Access Project (Harvard)](https://case.law/): Holds published opinions from 1816 to 2018.
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/): Its help page says its case law covers state appellate and supreme courts since 1950.
- [supremecourt.ohio.gov](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/Rod/docs/Default.aspx): Official court website.
- [Justia](https://law.justia.com/cases/): Also publishes opinions; we did not check it state by state.

## Known gaps

- The Caselaw Access Project holds published opinions only through 2018.
- Our survey lists no free statewide source of trial-court opinions for this state.

## Search the law

Corpus doesn't hold opinions. It does search Ohio statutes: [Search Ohio statutes in Corpus](https://corpuslaw.us/search?state=OH)

Read by Corpus on November 7, 2026. All case-law pages: https://corpuslaw.us/case-law
Data: [Corpus Open (open source)](https://github.com/teakesdev/corpus-open). CourtListener bulk data (public domain), snapshot Sep 30, 2026.

Not legal advice. Check the court's own website before relying on any listing.