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Ohio Supreme Court candidates talk impartiality, inequity
The roles Ohio Supreme Court justices should avoid are just as important as the roles they do play, according to justices and the judges vying for two spots on the state’s highest court. In a recent forum hosted by the Ohio Debate Commission, Justice Sharon Kennedy, Justice Judith French, and their challengers, Cuyahoga Court of […]
Lawyers, law firms pony up donations in Ohio Supreme Court races
The candidates vying for two Ohio Supreme Court justice positions are seeing their cases bolstered by deep support from the legal profession. Hundreds of private law firms and individual attorneys are putting their best feet forward in supporting the four candidates with campaign contributions, a review of campaign finance records by the Capital Journal has […]
Control over the Ohio Supreme Court is on the ballot in 2020
There will not be any drama on primary election night for the two Ohio Supreme Court seats. The General Election in November 2020, though, should have plenty. Incumbent Justices Sharon Kennedy and Judith French, both Republicans, are running for reelection. Two Democratic candidates have filed to run against them: John O’Donnell against Kennedy, and Jennifer […]