Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2003)
November 5, 2002 · general election · 2 candidates with a page
The candidates
Listed alphabetically by surname. Ohio rotates the order candidates appear in by precinct, so no order on this page is the order on a ballot.
- Faculty member, Roxbury Latin School in Massachusetts, 1975-1977, and The Seven Hills Schools in Cincinnati, 1978-1982
- Lawyer in private practice in Cincinnati, 1982-1993
- Bachelor of arts, Harvard University, 1975
5 of 11 sections researched · 7 sources
- Lawyer in Summit County, Ohio, from 1981
- Senior fellow, Kettering Foundation
- Magistrate, Summit County Probate Court, appointed 1985
5 of 11 sections researched · 17 sources
Timothy S. Black
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Maureen O'Connor
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The race in pictures
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- Timothy S. Black: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
- Maureen O'Connor: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
Where they stand
Their own words, by issue, with the date, the venue and the link. A paraphrase is marked as one.
Timothy S. Black
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Maureen O'Connor
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What they have said, checked
Newest first. Each check is shown in the checker's own rating word, with their name, the date and the link.
Timothy S. Black
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Maureen O'Connor
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Record in office
Dated actions. Any evaluation of an action is printed with the name of whoever made it and the link.
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Person | Date | Kind | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black (D) | 1994 | office | Judge, Hamilton County Municipal Court |
| Black (D) | 2004 | office | U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio |
| Black (D) | 2010-05-13 | office | Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio |
| Black (D) | 2022-05-18 | office | Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio |
| Black (D) | 2013-07-22 | ruling | 2013-07-22 (ruling): Granted a temporary restraining order in Obergefell v. Kasich, No. 1:13-cv-501, directing the local Ohio registrar of death certificates not |
| Black (D) | 2013-12-23 | ruling | 2013-12-23 (ruling): Issued the final order in Obergefell v. Wymyslo, No. 1:13-cv-501, declaring that Ohio's constitutional and statutory bans on recognizing sam |
| Black (D) | 2014-04-14 | ruling | 2014-04-14 (ruling): Issued the U.S. District Court's order in Henry v. Himes, No. 1:14-cv-129, which held that Ohio's bans on recognizing same-sex marriages per |
| O'Connor (R) | 1993 | office | Judge, Summit County Court of Common Pleas |
| O'Connor (R) | 1995 | office | Summit County Prosecutor |
| O'Connor (R) | 1999-01-11 | office | Lieutenant Governor of Ohio |
| O'Connor (R) | 2003-01-01 | office | Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio |
| O'Connor (R) | 2011-01-01 | office | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio |
| O'Connor (R) | 2022-01-12 | ruling | 2022-01-12 (ruling): Joined the majority in League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Commission, 2022-Ohio-65, which held the commission's General As |
| O'Connor (R) | 2022-01-14 | ruling | 2022-01-14 (ruling): Joined the majority in Adams v. DeWine, 2022-Ohio-89, which held the General Assembly's congressional-district plan unconstitutional under A |
| O'Connor (R) | 2022-12-02 | ruling | 2022-12-02 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State v. Nicholas, 2022-Ohio-4276, which held that a juvenile court abused its discret |
| O'Connor (R) | 2022-12-16 | ruling | 2022-12-16 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Brandt v. Pompa, 2022-Ohio-4525, which held Ohio's caps on noneconomic damages unconst |
Timothy S. Black
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April 14, 2014 · ruling
Issued the U.S. District Court's order in Henry v. Himes, No. 1:14-cv-129, which held that Ohio's bans on recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states violate the Fourteenth Amendment, permanently enjoined their enforcement, and ordered birth certificates listing both parents for the plaintiffs' children.
Sources: Henry v. Himes, No. 1:14-cv-129: Order granting plaintiffs' motion for declaratory judgment and permanent injunction · Timothy Black
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December 23, 2013 · ruling
Issued the final order in Obergefell v. Wymyslo, No. 1:13-cv-501, declaring that Ohio's constitutional and statutory bans on recognizing same-sex marriages lawfully performed elsewhere violate the Fourteenth Amendment as applied to the plaintiffs, and permanently enjoining their enforcement against them, including on death certificates.
Sources: Obergefell v. Wymyslo, No. 1:13-cv-501: Final order granting plaintiffs' motion for declaratory judgment and permanent injunction · Timothy Black
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July 22, 2013 · ruling
Granted a temporary restraining order in Obergefell v. Kasich, No. 1:13-cv-501, directing the local Ohio registrar of death certificates not to accept a death certificate for one plaintiff that did not record him as married and his same-sex spouse as surviving spouse.
Sources: Obergefell v. Kasich, No. 1:13-cv-501: Order granting plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order · Timothy Black
Maureen O'Connor
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December 16, 2022 · ruling
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Brandt v. Pompa, 2022-Ohio-4525, which held Ohio's caps on noneconomic damages unconstitutional as applied to a plaintiff who suffered traumatic, extensive and chronic psychological injury from sexual abuse as a child.
Sources: Brandt v. Pompa, 2022-Ohio-4525 · Tort Damage Caps Unconstitutional When Applied to Sexually Abused Children
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December 2, 2022 · ruling
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State v. Nicholas, 2022-Ohio-4276, which held that a juvenile court abused its discretion in transferring a 14-year-old's murder case to adult court, because the transfer rested on a misreading of testimony about the Department of Youth Services' ability to treat him.
Sources: State v. Nicholas, 2022-Ohio-4276 · Court Vacates Conviction of Teen Who Claimed Other Personality Led Him to Kill
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January 14, 2022 · ruling
Joined the majority in Adams v. DeWine, 2022-Ohio-89, which held the General Assembly's congressional-district plan unconstitutional under Article XIX of the Ohio Constitution, and wrote a concurring opinion joined by Justice Jennifer Brunner.
Sources: Adams v. DeWine, 2022-Ohio-89 · Congressional Map Ruled Unconstitutional
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January 12, 2022 · ruling
Joined the majority in League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Commission, 2022-Ohio-65, which held the commission's General Assembly district plan unconstitutional, and wrote a separate concurring opinion.
Sources: League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Comm., 2022-Ohio-65 · New Ohio Legislative District Maps Unconstitutional
Money
Totals and donors exactly as filed with the FEC or the Ohio Secretary of State, each figure with its filing link.
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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Timothy S. Black
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Totals as filed
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Top donors, as filed
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Outside spending
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In-state share
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Maureen O'Connor
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Top donors, as filed
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Outside spending
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The result
Maureen O'Connor · certified 2002 · turnout 47.18
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Maureen O'Connor | 1,709,673 | 57.2% |
| Timothy S. Black | 1,276,497 | 42.8% |
Sources: Ohio Supreme Court elections · 2002 Ohio gubernatorial election
Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Ohio Supreme Court elections · Maureen O'Connor (judge) · Timothy Black · 2002 Ohio gubernatorial election · 2008 United States presidential election in Ohio · 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election · 2016 Ohio elections · 2016 United States presidential election in Ohio
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- Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor · Supreme Court of Ohio · accessed 2026-09-25
- Maureen O'Connor (judge) · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Timothy Black · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Justice Andrew Douglas · Supreme Court of Ohio · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2002 Ohio gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Black, Timothy Seymour · Federal Judicial Center · accessed 2026-09-25
- Henry v. Himes, No. 1:14-cv-129: Order granting plaintiffs' motion for declaratory judgment and permanent injunction · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo), U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio · 2014-04-14 · accessed 2026-09-25
- Obergefell v. Wymyslo, No. 1:13-cv-501: Final order granting plaintiffs' motion for declaratory judgment and permanent injunction · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo), U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio · 2013-12-23 · accessed 2026-09-25
- Obergefell v. Kasich, No. 1:13-cv-501: Order granting plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo), U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio · 2013-07-22 · accessed 2026-09-25
- Brandt v. Pompa, 2022-Ohio-4525 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2022-12-16 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Tort Damage Caps Unconstitutional When Applied to Sexually Abused Children · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2022-12-16 · accessed 2026-09-24
- State v. Nicholas, 2022-Ohio-4276 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2022-12-02 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Court Vacates Conviction of Teen Who Claimed Other Personality Led Him to Kill · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2022-12-02 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Adams v. DeWine, 2022-Ohio-89 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2022-01-14 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Congressional Map Ruled Unconstitutional · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2022-01-14 · accessed 2026-09-24
- League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Comm., 2022-Ohio-65 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2022-01-12 · accessed 2026-09-24
- New Ohio Legislative District Maps Unconstitutional · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2022-01-12 · accessed 2026-09-24
- 2008 United States presidential election in Ohio · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2016 Ohio elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2016 United States presidential election in Ohio · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
Quick answers
When was the 2002 Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2003) election in Ohio?
The election for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2003) was held on November 5, 2002.
Who ran for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2003) in 2002?
On the ballot for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2003), in surname order: Timothy S. Black (Democratic), Maureen O'Connor (Republican).
Who won the 2002 Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2003) election?
Maureen O'Connor won the election for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2003). Results as certified: Timothy S. Black 42.8%, Maureen O'Connor 57.2%.
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