Ohio Supreme Court

The highest court in Ohio. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.

Partisan electionHow justices are chosenVoters elect the justices; candidates' party labels appear on the ballot.

6 yearsTerm length

7Sitting justices

1803Founded

No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.

Justices

Sharon L. Kennedy

Chief Justice

Party as listed: Republican

Took office: January 1, 2023

Appointing official: not listed

Photo: Ballotpedia

Jennifer L. Brunner

Justice

Party as listed: Democratic

Took office: January 2, 2021

Appointing official: not listed

Photo: Ballotpedia

Pat DeWine

Justice

Party as listed: Republican

Took office: January 2, 2017

Appointing official: not listed

Photo: Ballotpedia

Joseph Deters

Justice

Party as listed: Republican

Took office: January 2, 2025

Appointing official: not listed

Photo: Ballotpedia

Pat Fischer

Justice

Party as listed: Republican

Took office: January 1, 2017

Appointing official: not listed

Photo: Ballotpedia

Dan Hawkins

Justice

Party as listed: Republican

Took office: December 10, 2024

Appointing official: not listed

Photo: Ballotpedia

Megan E. Shanahan

Justice

Party as listed: Republican

Took office: January 1, 2025

Appointing official: not listed

Photo: Ballotpedia

Source: Ballotpedia, Ohio Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.