Anyone who says the judiciary does not loom large over society has never been to downtown Columbus. Artist Andrew Scott designed the 30-foot-long stainless steel gavel that today sits outside the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center, which is home to the Ohio Supreme Court. The gavel was installed in 2008.
World’s Largest Gavel
Artist Andrew Scott's stainless steel, 30-foot-long gavel was installed in 2008 outside the the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center, home of the Ohio Supreme Court in Columbus, Ohio. Designed by architect Harry Hake, the building began its life in 1932 as an office building for the fast-expanding state government, after a natural-gas explosion that killed 11 workers delayed construction. In the early 2000s, the structure was gradually renovated and converted into the state's legal building. In 2011, it was re-dedicated as the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center in honor of the late state chief justice.