Justice of the Supreme Court (Unexpired term ending 12-31-2014)

Sharon L. Kennedy

Yvette McGee Brown

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Sharon L. Kennedy

1. April 23, 2026 · ruling

   Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State v. Hill, 2026-Ohio-1427, which held that a prisoner sentenced to death could not use Civil Rule 60(B) to reopen the denial of his postconviction-relief petition, because postconviction proceedings are special statutory proceedings to which the Civil Rules do not apply.

   Sources: State v. Hill, 2026-Ohio-1427 · Only Process Set by State Law Can Be Used for Postconviction Challenge to Death Sentence

2. August 20, 2025 · ruling

   Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Huntington National Bank v. Schneider, 2025-Ohio-2920, which held that parties to an arm's-length transaction owe no duty to disclose unknown facts that increase the other party's risk, and reversed a ruling for a business owner who had personally guaranteed a $77 million loan.

   Sources: Huntington Natl. Bank v. Schneider, 2025-Ohio-2920 · Bank Not Obligated to Inform Business Owner About Risks Related to Guarantee Agreement

3. May 4, 2016 · ruling

   Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Toledo City School District Board of Education v. State Board of Education, 2016-Ohio-2806, which held that the Ohio Constitution's Retroactivity Clause protects private citizens and corporations but not political subdivisions, allowing the state to recoup fiscal-2005 school-funding overpayments from the Toledo, Dayton and Cleveland districts.

   Sources: Toledo City School Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. State Bd. of Edn., 2016-Ohio-2806 · Local Governments Not Protected by State Constitution's Prohibition of Retroactive Laws

4. October 16, 2013 · ruling

   Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Pauley v. Circleville, 2013-Ohio-4541, which held that Ohio's recreational-user immunity statute protected the City of Circleville from liability for a sledding injury in a city park, even where the city had stored a debris-filled soil pile there.

   Sources: Pauley v. Circleville, 2013-Ohio-4541 · Hazard in City Park Does Not Affect City's Recreational Use Immunity

Yvette McGee Brown

1. November 28, 2012 · ruling

   Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in DiFranco v. FirstEnergy Corp., 2012-Ohio-5445, which held that residential customers alleging FirstEnergy failed to honor promised electric-rate discounts must pursue their claims before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio rather than in civil court.

   Source: Owners of All-Electric Homes Must Pursue Fraud Claim Against FirstEnergy Corp. Before Public Utilities Commission

2. November 7, 2012 · ruling

   Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State v. Billiter, 2012-Ohio-5144, which held that a void postrelease-control sentence may be challenged at any time, so a resulting escape conviction may be attacked on direct appeal or collateral review.

   Source: Court Rules Prisoner May Pursue Collateral Attack on Escape Conviction When Charge Was Based on Violation of Invalid Postrelease Control Sentence

3. September 26, 2012 · ruling

   Joined the majority in Rowell v. Smith, 2012-Ohio-4313, which held that a juvenile court may issue temporary child-visitation orders to a nonparent during custody litigation, and wrote a separate concurring opinion.

   Source: Rowell v. Smith, 133 Ohio St.3d 288, 2012-Ohio-4313

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