![]() ![]() Ohio Supreme Court Associate Justice 2012–Present Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division Administrative Judge/Judge 1999–2012 Butler County Area Courts, Magistrate & Warrant Officer, 1995–1998. List your judicial experience (courts and years). I am further committed to using the power of the court to help lift the vision of all judges to why we serve and the power we have to do good for all Ohioans. I am committed to doing this every day now and as Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. I know that courts can do good things for people protect their health, safety and welfare with fairness, equality and respect. Good judges and fair courts can lift the confidence Ohioans have in their judiciary. It is about a belief and understanding that courts are only as effective as people believe them to be. Administrative and policy leadership of the court is not about an ideology of who should win and who should lose. I am grateful for what I’ve learned from Ohioans in my many years of service to them, working at three levels of the state’s courts and as Ohio’s first female secretary of state. I take seriously my responsibility as one of seven people elected to do justice for all the people of Ohio. ![]() Ohio is a very diverse state with deep rural roots, storied urban communities and countless small and middle-sized towns and cities. Steady and principled leadership of the state’s highest court is essential to helping Ohioans realize justice in their everyday lives. Why are you running for this particular court seat? I’m running for Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court because justice matters for every Ohioan. The practice of law is a calling and I value it for the service lawyers can provide to the public in furthering the effectiveness of the rule of law for all. I have represented clients in and out of litigation regarding their business concerns, their public participation in matters such as initiative and referendum, nonprofit and campaign work and private individuals on personal matters. What non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge? I have 17 years private law practice experience representing clients in state trial and appellate courts throughout Ohio, the Ohio Supreme Court, federal courts in Ohio, state and federal agencies outside of Ohio and Ohio state and local administrative agencies. Judge, Tenth District Court of Appeals, Novem– January 1, 2021, elected 2014, reelected 2016, resigned 2021 to take seat on Ohio Supreme Court Judge, Franklin County Common Pleas Court, Decem– Augelected 2000, reelected 2002, resigned 2005 to run successfully for Ohio Secretary of State. Justice, Ohio Supreme Court, since January 2, 2021, elected November 3, 2020. ![]()
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