Jennifer Branch
Jennifer Branch (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Ohio. She assumed office on February 9, 2021. Her current term ends on February 8, 2027.
Branch (Nonpartisan, Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Ohio. Branch won in the general election on November 3, 2020. She advanced from the Democratic primary on April 28, 2020.
Branch was a 2014 candidate for the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division in Hamilton County, Ohio.[1]
Biography
Education
Branch received her undergraduate degree from New York University in 1984 and her J.D. degree from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1987.[2]
Career
Branch is a partner at the firm of Gerhardstein & Branch Co., LPA in Cincinnati, Ohio. She specializes in cases involving employment discrimination, civil rights, police misconduct, and women’s reproductive rights. Branch previously worked as an attorney at the Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati, representing families affected by hazardous living conditions.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2020)
General election
General election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division
Jennifer Branch defeated incumbent Elizabeth Callan in the general election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jennifer Branch (Nonpartisan) | 56.0 | 202,643 |
 | Elizabeth Callan (Nonpartisan) | 44.0 | 159,525 | |
| Total votes: 362,168 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division
Jennifer Branch advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Branch | 100.0 | 54,563 |
| Total votes: 54,563 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division
Incumbent Elizabeth Callan advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elizabeth Callan | 100.0 | 31,993 |
| Total votes: 31,993 | |||
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2014
See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2014
Branch ran for election to the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division.
General: She was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 47.3 percent of the vote. She competed against incumbent Judge John M. Williams.
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jennifer Branch did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Hamilton County Board of Elections, "Election Notice For Use with the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jennifer Branch For Juvenile Court Judge, Campaign website, "About Jennifer Branch," archived October 27, 2014
- ↑ Hamilton County Board of Elections, "Hamilton County Candidates and Issues List Primary Election May 6, 2014," February 26, 2014
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio
State courts:
Ohio Supreme Court • Ohio District Courts of Appeal • Ohio Courts of Common Pleas • Ohio County Courts • Ohio Municipal Courts • Ohio Court of Claims
State resources:
Courts in Ohio • Ohio judicial elections • Judicial selection in Ohio
