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This page lists judges appointed by Richard Michael DeWine (R) during his term as Governor of Ohio. As of today, the total number of DeWine appointees was 34. For the full profile of DeWine, click here.
As of January 2019, governors in Ohio were responsible for appointing judges to the seven-member Ohio Supreme Court and the 68-member Ohio District Courts of Appeal, as well as the 391 judges of the Ohio Courts of Common Pleas, in the event of a midterm vacancy.
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of the 100 largest cities in America by population. Some Ohio judges are outside of that coverage scope. As a result, this page does not provide an exhaustive list of all judges appointed by Gov. DeWine.
Appointed judges
The tables below list the governor's appointees to the courts across the state. These lists are updated automatically with new appointments.
State Courts
Supreme Court
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Ohio Supreme Court |
January 7, 2023 - December 10, 2024 |
Court of Appeals
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Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals |
December 15, 2021 - December 19, 2022 |
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Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals |
June 5, 2023 - Present |
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Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals |
July 1, 2021 - Present |
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Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals |
August 3, 2020 - Present |
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Ohio Second District Court of Appeals |
January 20, 2022 - Present |
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Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals |
April 10, 2024 - Present |
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Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals |
May 3, 2021 - December 31, 2022 |
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Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals |
April 27, 2022 - December 31, 2022 |
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Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals |
March 25, 2019 - February 8, 2021 |
Local Courts
| Name | Court | Active |
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Athens County Court of Common Pleas |
October 13, 2020 - November 13, 2020 |
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Cleveland Municipal Court |
May 3, 2021 - January 4, 2022 |
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Cleveland Municipal Court |
February 24, 2023 - January 2, 2024 |
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Cleveland Municipal Court |
May 3, 2021 - January 7, 2025 |
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Cleveland Municipal Court |
March 10, 2025 - Present |
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Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas General Division |
January 2, 2024 - December 30, 2024 |
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Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas General Division |
July 3, 2019 - 2020 |
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Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas General Division |
January 14, 2023 - Present |
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Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas General Division |
December 20, 2021 - December 9, 2022 |
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Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas General Division |
December 15, 2021 - December 9, 2022 |
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Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas General Division |
January 3, 2022 - January 7, 2023 |
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Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations and Juvenile Division |
August 16, 2021 - January 13, 2023 |
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Franklin County Court of Common Pleas General Division |
March 18, 2019 - December 5, 2020 |
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Franklin County Municipal Court |
March 22, 2021 - Present |
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Franklin County Municipal Court |
March 1, 2021 - January 3, 2022 |
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Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division |
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Hamilton County Municipal Court District 1 |
September 23, 2019 - 2019 |
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Logan County Court of Common Pleas |
August 2, 2021 - Present |
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Logan County Court of Common Pleas |
2019 - Present |
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Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division |
March 1, 2021 - Present |
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Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division |
March 18, 2019 - December 9, 2020 |
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Lucas County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division |
June 7, 2021 - Present |
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Pike County Court |
March 22, 2021 - Present |
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Williams County Court of Common Pleas |
February 9, 2021 - Present |
Judicial selection process
- See also: Judicial selection in Ohio
| Judicial selection in Ohio | |
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| Ohio Supreme Court | |
| Method: | Partisan election |
| Term: | 6 years |
| Ohio District Courts of Appeal | |
| Method: | Partisan election |
| Term: | 6 years |
| Ohio Courts of Common Pleas | |
| Method: | Michigan method |
| Term: | 6 years |
| Ohio County Courts | |
| Method: | Michigan method |
| Term: | 6 years |
| Ohio Municipal Courts | |
| Method: | Michigan method |
| Term: | 6 years |
Judicial selection refers to the process used to select judges for courts. At the state level, methods of judicial selection vary substantially in the United States, and in some cases between different court types within a state. There are six primary types of judicial selection: partisan and nonpartisan elections, the Michigan method, assisted appointment, gubernatorial appointment, and legislative elections. To read more about how these selection methods are used across the country, click here.
This article covers how state court judges are selected in Ohio, including:
- Ohio Supreme Court,
- Ohio District Courts of Appeal,
- Ohio Courts of Common Pleas, and
- Limited jurisdiction courts
As of April 2025, judges on the Ohio Supreme Court and the Ohio District Courts of Appeals were selected through partisan primary and general elections. Previously, these judges were selected through partisan primaries and nonpartisan general elections, known as the Michigan method. Judges of the trial courts, county courts, and municipal courts were selected through partisan primaries and nonpartisan general elections.[1][2]
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| Appellate state court selection in the United States, by general selection method[3] |
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| State courts and their selection methods across the U.S., including the District of Columbia[3] | |||
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| Method | Supreme Court (of 53)[4] | Courts of Appeal (of 46) | Trial Courts (of 147) |
| Partisan elections (PE) | 8 | 6 | 39 |
| Nonpartisan elections (NPE) | 13 | 16 | 34 |
| Legislative elections (LE) | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Gubernatorial appointment of judges (GA) | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Assisted appointment (AA) | 22 | 18 | 46 |
| Combination or other | 3[5] | 1[6] | 17[7] |
State profile
| Demographic data for Ohio | ||
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| Ohio | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 11,605,090 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 40,861 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 82.4% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 12.2% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.9% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.5% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 3.4% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 89.1% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 26.1% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $49,429 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 19.6% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Ohio. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Ohio
Ohio voted Republican in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, nine are located in Ohio, accounting for 4.37 percent of the total pivot counties.[8]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Ohio had eight Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 4.42 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
More Ohio coverage on Ballotpedia
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, “Ohio Candidate Requirement Guide,” accessed December 7, 2021
- ↑ Ohio General Assembly, “(Senate Bill Number 80),” accessed December 7, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection," archived February 2, 2015
- ↑ Both Oklahoma and Texas have two state supreme courts: one for civil matters and one for criminal matters.
- ↑ Michigan and Ohio use nonpartisan general elections with candidates selected through partisan primaries or conventions. In the District of Columbia, judges are selected in the same manner as federal judges.
- ↑ Judges of the North Dakota Court of Appeals are appointed on an as-needed basis by the supreme court justices.
- ↑ Most courts that use combination/alternative methods (for example, mayoral appointment) are local level courts. These courts are often governed by selection guidelines that are unique to their specific region.
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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
