Sheila Farmer
Sheila G. Farmer was the administrative judge of the Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals.[1] She was elected to the court in 1992 and was re-elected in 1998, 2004, and 2010.[2] She was ineligible for re-election in 2016 because she reached Ohio's mandatory retirement age.[3] She retired at the end of her term on February 8, 2017.
Education
Farmer received her B.A. degree from Marymount College and her J.D. from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law.[2]
Career
Farmer began her legal career as assistant prosecutor for Stark County and the cities of Cleveland and Canton in Ohio. In 1978, she became the presiding judge of the Massillon Municipal Court. She then moved to the Stark County Common Pleas Court in 1984, where she served until her election to the Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals.[2]
Awards and associations
- 2010-2012: Chief justice, Ohio Courts of Appeals Judges Association
- Chair, Ohio Judicial Conference[4][5]
Elections
2010
Farmer was unopposed in the Republican primary and received 101,646 votes on May 4, 2010. She was re-elected after running unopposed in the general election on November 2, 2010.[6][7]
- See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2010
See also
External links
- Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals
- Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals, "Judge Sheila G. Farmer"
- The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judicial System, "Ohio Courts of Appeals"
Footnotes
- ↑ Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals, "Judges," accessed April 26, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals, "Judge Sheila G. Farmer," accessed April 26, 2015
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "2004 Election Results," accessed April 26, 2015
- ↑ The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judicial System, "Appeals Court Association Elects Judges as 2011 Officers," September 9, 2010
- ↑ The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judicial System, "Press Release: Appellate Judges Elected to 2012 Association Offices," September 12, 2011
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Judge of the Court of Appeals: November 2, 2010," accessed April 26, 2015
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Judge of Court of Appeals - Republican: May 4, 2010," accessed April 26, 2015
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
