Candidates for State Supreme Court Justice
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Jennifer BrunnerDemocratic · Current term 2021 to 2027 - View profile
Daniel R. HawkinsRepublican · Current term 2024 to 2026 - View profile
Megan E. ShanahanRepublican · Current term 2025 to 2030 - View profileR. DeWineRepublican · Current term 2023 to 2028
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Joseph T. DetersRepublican · Current term 2025 to 2030 - View profilePatrick FischerRepublican · Current term 2023 to 2028
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About State Supreme Court Justice
About this position
- Office level
- State
- Election frequency
- Every 6 years
- Typical salary
- $164,000/year
- Commitment level
- Full Time
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for State Supreme Court Justice
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Candidate must be a qualified elector residing in Ohio, must be admitted to practice as an attorney in this state and have, for a total of at least six years preceding the commencement of the term, been engaged in the practice of law in Ohio or served as a judge of a court of record in any jurisdiction in the U.S., or both.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee is $150; Signatur requirements for major party candidates: 1,000 signatures. For minor party candidates: 500 signatures. For independent candidates: 5,000 signatures.
- Filing period
- Until August 5, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the Secretary of State's Election Division's office.
- Where to file
- 180 E. Broad St. 5th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215
- Filing phone
- 614-466-2585
- Step 3
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