Contested candidates

Candidate	Incumbent	Seat	Party	Primary votes	Primary %	Election votes	Election %
Maureen O'Connor A	Yes	Chief Justice	Republican	663,818	100.0%	2,232,724	67.6%
Eric Brown	No	Chief Justice	Democratic	521,010	100.0%	1,070,690	32.4%
Judith Ann Lanzinger A	Yes	Term commencing January 1, 2011	Republican	623,598	100.0%	1,717,889	56.6%
Mary Jane Trapp	No	Term commencing January 1, 2011	Democratic	509,509	100.0%	1,315,105	43.4%

Uncontested candidates

Candidate	Incumbent
Paul Pfeifer A	Yes

Maureen O'Connor

O'Connor received her B.A. in 1973 from Seton Hill College and her J.D. in 1980 from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.^[9] After graduating from law school, O'Connor practiced law for four years. In 1985, she was appointed Magistrate to the Summit County Probate Court. She served in this capacity until joining the Summit County Court of Common Pleas in 1993. O'Connor was the prosecuting attorney for Summit County from 1995 to 1999. In 1998, she was elected Lieutenant Governor, a position she held until her election to the Ohio Supreme Court in 2002.^[9]

Eric Brown

Brown received a B.A. in history from Cleveland State University in 1975 and his J.D. from Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 1979.^[10] Brown served as the Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court from May of 2010 until January of 2011. Previously, he was the judge for the Franklin County Probate Court in Columbus, Ohio. He joined the probate court in 2005.

Judith Ann Lanzinger

Lanzinger received her undergraduate degree from the University of Toledo in 1968 and her J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law in 1977. After graduating from law school, Lanzinger practiced law, first with The Toledo Edison Company and then with a private firm, from 1978 to 1985. In that same year, she joined the Toledo Municipal Court. In 1988, Lanzinger was elected a judge on the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas. She stayed on this court until her election to the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals in 2002. Lanzinger was then elected to the Supreme Court on November 2, 2004.^[11]

Mary Jane Trapp

Trapp received her undergraduate degree from Mount Holyoke College in 1978 and her J.D. from Case Western Reserve University in 1981.^[12] Trapp was a Presiding/Administrative Judge on the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals. Before becoming a judge, Trapp worked as a trial and appellate lawyer in various Ohio and Pennsylvania courts for 25 years. She also worked as a mediator and arbitrator for the common pleas courts and as a guardian ad litem for a domestic relations court. Trapp was elected to the Court of Appeals in 2006.^[12]

Contested candidates

Candidate	Incumbent	Seat	Party	Primary votes	Primary %	Election votes	Election %
Maureen O'Connor A	Yes	Term commencing January 1, 2009	Republican	782,423	100%	2,970,588	67.1%
Joseph Russo	No	Term commencing January 1, 2009	Democratic	1,415,692	100%	1,453,784	32.9%
Evelyn Stratton A	Yes	Term commencing January 2, 2009	Republican	716,835	100%	2,664,137	63.1%
Peter Sikora	No	Term commencing January 2, 2009	Democratic	1,267,130	100%	1,554,521	36.9%

Maureen O'Connor

O'Connor received her B.A. in 1973 from Seton Hill College and her J.D. in 1980 from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.^[9] After graduating from law school, O'Connor practiced law for four years. In 1985, she was appointed Magistrate to the Summit County Probate Court. She served in this capacity until joining the Summit County Court of Common Pleas in 1993. O'Connor was the prosecuting attorney for Summit County from 1995 to 1999. In 1998 she was elected Lieutenant Governor, a position she held until her election to the Ohio Supreme Court in 2002.^[9]

Joseph Russo

Russo earned his B.A. in history and political science from Case Western Reserve University in 1985 and his J.D. from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1991. He became a judge on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas in 2001. Before he became a judge, Russo practiced law at his own firm, Law Office of Joseph D. Russo Co., L.P.A. and the law firm of Landskroner & Phillips.^[20]

Evelyn Stratton

Stratton received her A.A. from the University of Florida at Gainesville in 1974, her B.A. in history from the University of Akron in 1976 and her J.D. from The Ohio State University in 1979.^[21][22] Before joining the Ohio Supreme Court in 1996, Stratton served as a judge on the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas and worked as an attorney in private practice.^[23]

Peter Sikora

Sikora received his undergraduate degree from Baldwin-Wallace College and his J.D. from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. He became a judge on the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court in 1989. Prior to his judicial appointment, Sikora served as the deputy legal counsel to former Governor Richard Celeste and as a deputy director and general counsel to the Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.^[24]

Contested candidates

Candidate	Incumbent	Seat	Party	Primary votes	Primary %	Election votes	Election %
Terrence O'Donnell A	Yes	Term commencing January 1, 2007	Republican	607,109	100%	1,903,702	58.7%
William O'Neill	No	Term commencing January 1, 2007	Democratic	395,239	53.2%	1,341,258	41.3%
Robert Cupp A	No	Term commencing January 2, 2007	Republican	564,838	100%	1,712,584	53.2%
Ben Espy	No	Term commencing January 2, 2007	Democratic	350,505	51.3%	1,505,255	46.8%

Terrence O'Donnell

O'Donnell received his B.A. in political science from Kent State University in 1968 and his J.D. from Cleveland State University in 1971. Before joining the Ohio Supreme Court in 2003, O'Donnell served as a judge for both the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals from 1995 until 2003 and for the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas from 1982 through 1994. Prior to his judicial service, O'Donnell practiced law with the firm Marshman, Snyder & Corrigan and was a law clerk for both the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals and the Ohio Supreme Court.^[32]

William O'Neill

O'Neill received his undergraduate degree from Ohio University, his J.D. from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, and a nursing degree from the Huron School of Nursing. O'Neill became a judge for the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals in 1997. Before that, he served as an assistant attorney general for the state of Ohio from 1984 until 1996.^[33]

Robert Cupp

Cupp received his B.A. in political science from Ohio Northern University in 1973 and his J.D. from Ohio Northern's Pettit College of Law in 1976. Cupp became a judge on the Ohio Third District Court of Appeals in 2000. Before becoming a judge, Cupp served on the Ohio Senate from 1985 to 2000. He has also worked as both a city prosecutor and assistant director of law for Lima, Ohio and as a county commissioner for Allen County.^[34][35]

Ben Espy

Espy received his undergraduate degree from the Ohio State University and his J.D. from Howard University.^[36] Before running for a seat on the Ohio Supreme Court, Espy served as a Columbus City Council member and a member of the Ohio Senate.

Contested candidates

Candidate	Incumbent	Seat	Party	Primary votes	Primary %	Election votes	Election %
Thomas Moyer A	Yes	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court	Republican	658,235	100.0%	2,358,135	53.2%
Ellen Connally	No	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court	Democratic	846,191	100.0%	2,073,886	46.8%
Terrence O'Donnell A	Yes	Unexpired term	Republican	594,936	100.0%	2,560,609	60.5%
William O'Neill	No	Unexpired term	Democratic	843,678	100.0%	1,671,827	39.5%
Judith Ann Lanzinger A	No	Term commencing January 1, 2005	Republican	599,873	100.0%	2,500,966	57.0%
Nancy A. Fuerst	No	Term commencing January 1, 2005	Democratic	594,918	60.2%	1,885,959	43.0%

Uncontested candidates

Candidate	Incumbent
Paul Pfeifer A	Yes

Thomas Moyer

Moyer earned his B.A. in political science from the Ohio State University and his J.D. from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1964.^[45] Moyer was first elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in November 1986 and assumed office on January 1, 1987. He has also served as a judge for the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals from 1979 to 1986 and as an executive assistant to Governor James A. Rhodes from 1975 to 1979. Prior to his judicial service, Moyer worked as an attorney in private practice, most recently with the law firm of Crabbe, Brown, Jones, Potts & Schmidt from 1972 to 1975.^[46]

Ellen Connally

Connally received her B.S. in social studies teacher education from Bowling Green State University, her master's degree in American history from Cleveland State University, and her J.D. from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. She was elected to the Cleveland Municipal Court in 1979, becoming the first African American female judge in Ohio without first being appointed.^[47][48]

Terrence O'Donnell

O'Donnell received his B.A. in political science from Kent State University in 1968 and his J.D. from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1971. Before joining the Ohio Supreme Court in 2003, O'Donnell served as a judge for both the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals from 1995 until 2003 and for the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas from 1982 to 1994. Prior to his judicial service, O'Donnell practiced law with the firm Marshman, Snyder & Corrigan and was a law clerk for both the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals and the Ohio Supreme Court.^[49]

William O'Neill

O'Neill received his undergraduate degree from Ohio University, his J.D. from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, and a nursing degree from the Huron School of Nursing. O'Neill became a judge for the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals in 1997. Before that, he served as an assistant attorney general for the state of Ohio from 1984 until 1996.^[50]

Judith Ann Lanzinger

Lanzinger received her undergraduate degree from the University of Toledo in 1968 and her J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law in 1977. After graduating from law school, Lanzinger practiced law, first with The Toledo Edison Company and then with a private firm, from 1978 to 1985. In that same year, she joined the Toledo Municipal Court. In 1988, Lanzinger was elected a judge on the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas. She stayed on this court until her election to the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals in 2002. Lanzinger was then elected to the Ohio Supreme Court on November 2, 2004.^[51]

Nancy A. Fuerst

Fuerst received her B.A. in economics from Cleveland State University and her J.D. from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. She became a judge on the general division of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas in 1997. Before that, Fuerst worked as an attorney in the general practice of law from 1989 to 1996 and as a law clerk for the U.S. District Court from 1988 to 1989.^[52]

Contested candidates

Candidate	Incumbent	Seat	Party	Election votes	Election %
Maureen O'Connor A	No	Term commencing January 1, 2003	Republican	1,709,673	57.3%
Timothy S. Black	No	Term commencing January 1, 2003	Democratic	1,276,497	42.7%
Evelyn Stratton A	Yes	Term commencing January 2, 2003	Republican	1,599,165	55.3%
Janet R. Burnside	No	Term commencing January 2, 2003	Democratic	1,290,412	44.7%

Maureen O'Connor

O'Connor received her B.A. in 1973 from Seton Hill College and her J.D. in 1980 from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. After graduating from law school, O'Connor practiced law for four years. In 1985, she was appointed Magistrate to the Summit County Probate Court. She served in this capacity until joining the Summit County Court of Common Pleas in 1993. O'Connor was the prosecuting attorney for Summit County from 1995 to 1999. In 1998 she was elected Lieutenant Governor for the State of Ohio.^[61]

Timothy S. Black

Black received his A.B. degree from Harvard University in 1975 and his law degree from Chase College of Law in 1983.^[62] Black became a judge on the Hamilton County Municipal Court in 2000. Before that, he practiced law with the firm of Graydon, Head, and Ritchey in Cincinnati, Ohio.^[63]

Evelyn Stratton

Stratton received her A.A. from the University of Florida at Gainesville in 1974, her B.A. in history from the University of Akron in 1976, and her J.D. from the Ohio State University in 1979.^[64][65] Before joining the Ohio Supreme Court in 1996, Stratton served as a judge on the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas and worked as an attorney in private practice.^[66]

Janet R. Burnside

Burnside received her undergraduate degree in mathematics in 1967, her master's degree in computer science in 1970, and her J.D. in 1977, all from the Ohio State University. Before becoming a judge for the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas in 1991, Burnside served as an acting judge for the Cleveland Municipal Court from 1985 to 1991, and worked as an attorney in private practice from 1978 to 1988.^[67]

Contested candidates

Candidate	Incumbent	Seat	Party	Primary votes	Primary %	Election votes	Election %
Deborah Cook A	Yes	Term commencing January 1, 2001	Republican	948,526	100.0%	2,013,140	51.9%
Timothy S. Black	No	Term commencing January 1, 2001	Democratic	405,184	54.6%	1,867,554	48.1%
Alice Resnick A	Yes	Term commencing January 2, 2001	Democratic	716,031	100.0%	2,312,073	57.0%
Terrence O'Donnell	No	Term commencing January 2, 2001	Republican	897,324	100.0%	1,740,516	43.0%

Deborah Cook

Cook received her undergraduate degree from the University of Akron in 1974 and her J.D. from the University of Akron School of Law in 1978. Cook began her legal career in private practice from 1978 to 1991 before being elected to the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals, where she served as a judge from 1991 to 1995. Cook was then elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in 1995.^[74]

Timothy S. Black

Black received his A.B. degree from Harvard University in 1975 and his J.D. from Chase College of Law in 1983.^[75] Black became a judge on the Hamilton County Municipal Court in 2000. Before that, he practiced law with the firm of Graydon, Head, and Ritchey in Cincinnati, Ohio.^[76]

Alice Resnick

Resnick received her undergraduate degree in history from Siena Heights University in 1961 and her J.D. from the University of Detroit College of Law in 1964.^[77] Before her election to the Ohio Supreme Court in 1988, Resnick served as a judge for both the Toledo Municipal Court from 1975 to 1982 and for the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals from 1982 to 1988. Prior to her judicial service, Resnick began her law career as an assistant prosecutor.^[78]

Terrence O'Donnell

O'Donnell received his B.A. in political science from Kent State University in 1968 and his J.D. from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1971. Before joining the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals in 1995, O'Donnell served as a judge for the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas from 1982 to 1994. Prior to becoming a judge, O'Donnell practiced law with the firm Marshman, Snyder & Corrigan and was a law clerk for both the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals and the Ohio Supreme Court.^[79]

Contested candidates

Candidate	Incumbent	Seat	Party	Primary votes	Primary %	Election votes	Election %
Thomas Moyer A	Yes	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court	Republican	598,221	100.0%	1,997,455	72.2%
Gary Tyack	No	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court	Democratic	545,503	100.0%	770,769	27.8%
Francis E. Sweeney A	Yes	Term commencing January 1, 1999	Democratic	617,548	100.0%	1,677,791	61.5%
Stephen Powell	No	Term commencing January 1, 1999	Republican	554,144	100.0%	1,049,561	38.5%
Paul Pfeifer A	Yes	Term commencing January 2, 1999	Republican	567,600	100.0%	1,947,916	71.4%
Ronald Suster	No	Term commencing January 2, 1999	Democratic	509,904	100.0%	781,103	28.6%

Thomas Moyer

Moyer earned his B.A. in political science from the Ohio State University and his J.D. from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1964.^[86] Moyer was first elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in November 1986 and assumed office on January 1, 1987. He has also served as a judge for the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals from 1979 to 1986 and as an executive assistant to Governor James A. Rhodes from 1975 to 1979. Prior to his judicial service, Moyer worked as an attorney in private practice, most recently with the law firm of Crabbe, Brown, Jones, Potts & Schmidt from 1972 to 1975.^[87]

Gary Tyack

Tyack received his B.A. in religion and math from the College of Wooster in 1968, his J.D. from the Ohio State University College of Law in 1974, and his master's degree in theological studies from the Methodist Theological School in 2000. After graduating from law school, Tyack worked as an attorney in private practice. In 1986, he joined the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals, but returned to his private law practice the next year. In 1991, he again joined the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals and has held the title of presiding judge in 1997 and administrative judge in 1996.^[88]

Francis E. Sweeney

Sweeney received his undergraduate degree from Xavier University, served in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1958, then earned his J.D. from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Sweeney has served as a judge on both the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals from 1988 to 1992 and the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas from 1970 to 1988. He became a judge on the Ohio Supreme Court in 1993. Before his judicial career, Sweeney worked as an assistant prosecuting attorney for the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office and as an attorney in the legal department of the Allstate Insurance Company.^[89]

Stephen Powell

Powell earned his undergraduate degree from Heidelberg College in 1977 and his J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law 1981. Powell became a judge on the Ohio Twelfth District Court of Appeals in 1991. Before that he served as a referee in the Butler County Domestic, Juvenile and Probate Courts from 1984 to 1989, and as both a Butler County municipal court judge and a Butler County Court of Common Pleas probate judge.^[90]

Paul Pfeifer

Pfeifer earned his B.A. in economics, political science, and history from the Ohio State University in 1963 and his J.D. from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1966. After graduating from law school, Pfeifer served as an assistant attorney general for the state of Ohio. He then practiced law with the firm of Cory, Brown and Pfeifer from 1972 to 1992 and served as an assistant prosecuting attorney for Crawford County from 1973 to 1976. While Pfeifer was in private practice, he served in both the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio State Senate. In 1992, he was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court and assumed office on January 2, 1993.^[91][92]

Ronald Suster

Suster received his undergraduate degree from the Adelbert College of Case Western Reserve University in 1964 and his J.D. from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1967. Suster became a judge on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas in 1995. Before that, he was an elected state representative of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1981 to 1995. Suster has also served as a law director for the city of Highland Heights, as an assistant Ohio attorney general, and an assistant Cuyahoga County prosecutor.^[93][94]

Contested candidates

Candidate	Incumbent	Seat	Party	Election votes	Election %
Andrew G. Douglas A	Yes	Term commencing January 1, 1997	Republican	2,230,601	66.2%
Peter Sikora	No	Term commencing January 1, 1997	Democratic	1,138,106	33.8%
Marianna Brown Bettman	No	Term commencing January 2, 1997	Democratic	1,427,947	41.5%
Evelyn Stratton A	No	Term commencing January 2, 1997	Republican	2,016,264	58.5%

Andrew G. Douglas

Douglas received his J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law in 1959. He became a justice on the Ohio Supreme Court in 1985. Before that, Douglas was a judge on the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals from 1980 to 1984. He has also practiced law with his firm of Winchester & Douglas from 1960 to 1980 in Toledo, Ohio, and has served as a councilman for the Toledo City Council from 1961 to 1980.^[102]

Peter Sikora

Sikora received his undergraduate degree from Baldwin-Wallace College and his J.D. from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. He became a judge on the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court in 1989. Prior to his judicial appointment, Sikora served as the deputy legal counsel to former Governor Richard Celeste and as a deputy director and general counsel to the Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.^[103]

Marianna Brown Bettman

Bettman received her J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1977. She became a judge on the Ohio First District Court of Appeals in 1993. Before she became a judge, Bettman worked as an attorney in private practice.^[104]

Evelyn Stratton

Stratton received her A.A. from the University of Florida at Gainesville in 1974, her B.A. in history from the University of Akron in 1976 and her J.D. from The Ohio State University in 1979.^[105][106] Stratton became a judge on the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in 1989. Before she became a judge, Stratton worked as an attorney in private practice.^[107]

Contested candidates

Candidate	Incumbent	Seat	Party	Election votes	Election %
Deborah Cook A	No	Justice of the Supreme Court for the term commencing on January 1, 1995	Republican	1,842,063	68.1%
J. Ross Haffey 2706849	No	Justice of the Supreme Court for the term commencing on January 1, 1995	Independent	864,786	31.9%
Sara J. Harper	No	Justice of the Supreme Court for the term commencing on January 2, 1995	Republican	1,144,143	41.0%
Alice R. Resnick A	Yes	Justice of the Supreme Court for the term commencing on January 2, 1995	Democratic	1,645,061	59.0%

Deborah Cook

Cook received her undergraduate degree from the University of Akron in 1974 and her J.D. from the University of Akron School of Law in 1978. She became a judge for the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals in 1991. Before that, Cook worked as an attorney in private practice from 1978 to 1991.^[113]

J. Ross Haffey

Haffey received his J.D. from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. He began practicing law in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1964 with a focus in criminal, business, family, and probate law.^[114]

Sara J. Harper

Harper received both her undergraduate degree and her J.D. from Case Western Reserve University.^[115] She became a judge on the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals in 1990. Harper was the first woman to serve on the judiciary of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and was the president of the Cleveland NAACP in the early 1980s.^[116]

Alice R. Resnick

Resnick received her undergraduate degree from Siena Heights College in 1961 and her J.D. from the University of Detroit College of Law in 1964. She became a justice on the Ohio Supreme Court in 1989. Before that, she served as a judge on the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals from 1982 to 1989, and as a judge on the Toledo Municipal Court from 1975 to 1982. Before she became a judge, Resnick was an assistant prosecutor for Lucas County from 1964 to 1975.

Contested candidates

Candidate	Incumbent	Seat	Party	Election votes	Election %
Thomas Moyer A	Yes	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the term commencing January 1, 1993	Republican	1,775,596	46.7%
Robert H. Gorman	No	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court	Democratic	1,670,248	43.9%
J. Ross Haffey	No	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court	Independent	354,944	9.3%
Francis E. Sweeney A	No	Term commencing on January 1, 1993	Democratic	2,008,854	52.2%
Mark P. Painter	No	Term commencing on January 1, 1993	Republican	1,838,307	47.8%
Paul Pfeifer A	No	Term commencing on January 2, 1993	Republican	2,015,685	53.0%
John T. Patton	No	Term commencing on January 2, 1993	Democratic	1,785,215	47.0%

Thomas Moyer

Moyer earned his B.A. in political science from the Ohio State University and his J.D. from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1964.^[122] Moyer was first elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in November 1986 and assumed office on January 1, 1987. He has also served as a judge for the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals from 1979 to 1986 and as an executive assistant to Governor James A. Rhodes from 1975 to 1979. Prior to his judicial service, Moyer worked as an attorney in private practice, most recently with the law firm of Crabbe, Brown, Jones, Potts & Schmidt from 1972 to 1975.^[123]

Robert H. Gorman

Gorman received his undergraduate degree from Brown University and his J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1960. Gorman became a judge on the Ohio First District Court of Appeals in 1988. He has also served as a judge for both the Hamilton County Municipal Court from 1972 to 1976 and the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas from 1976 to 1988. Before he became a judge, Gorman worked as an attorney, first with the Legal Aid of Greater Cincinnati, and then with his own private practice. He was also previously elected to the Ohio House of Representatives for the 1964 to 1966 term.^[124]

J. Ross Haffey

Haffey received his J.D. from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. He began practicing law in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1964 with a focus in criminal, business, family, and probate law.^[125]

Francis E. Sweeney

Sweeney received his undergraduate degree from Xavier University, served in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1958, then earned his J.D. from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Sweeney became a judge on the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals in 1988. He was also previously a judge for the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas from 1970 to 1988. Before his judicial career, Sweeney worked as an assistant prosecuting attorney for the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office and as an attorney in the legal department of the Allstate Insurance Company.^[126]

Mark Philip Painter

Painter received his undergraduate degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1970 and his J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1973. Painter became a judge on the Hamilton County Municipal Court in 1982. He has also practiced law with the firm of Thompson Hine, LLP.^[127][128]

Paul Pfeifer

Pfeifer earned his B.A. in economics, political science, and history from the Ohio State University in 1963 and his J.D. from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1966. After graduating from law school, Pfeifer served as an assistant attorney general for the state of Ohio. He was then elected to the Ohio House of Representatives and served from 1971 to 1972. He then joined the firm of Cory, Brown and Pfeifer and practiced law there until 1992. At the same time, from 1973 to 1976, Pfeifer was an assistant prosecuting attorney for Crawford County. In 1976, Pfeifer was elected to the Ohio State Senate and was re-elected in 1980, 1984, and 1988.^[129][130]

John T. Patton

Patton received his J.D. from the Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1958. Patton became a judge on the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals in 1976 and served as chief judge in 1983 and 1990. He was also previously a judge for the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas from 1966 to 1976 and an assistant county prosecutor and chief trial assistant for Cuyahoga County.^[131]