Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2023)

Jennifer L. Brunner

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Sharon L. Kennedy

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Jennifer L. Brunner

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Sharon L. Kennedy

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Jennifer L. Brunner

1. August 25, 2026 · ruling

   Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Drushal v. Miller, which allowed a Pike County couple to challenge a judgment ordering land they owned to be taken to pay the debts of the couple buying it on a land contract.

   Source: courtnewsohio.gov

2. August 12, 2026 · ruling

   Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Camara v. Gill Dairy LLC, which held that a dairy worker injured by equipment missing its safety guards did not have to prove his employer never intended to repair or replace it.

   Source: courtnewsohio.gov

3. June 25, 2026 · ruling

   Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in In re Application of Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., which upheld state regulators' approval of a $68 million Columbia Gas of Ohio rate increase.

   Source: courtnewsohio.gov

4. June 5, 2026 · ruling

   Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in In re Application of Duke Energy Ohio Inc., which allowed Duke Energy Ohio to charge customers $29 million to recover the cost of retiring propane caverns used in natural gas delivery.

   Source: courtnewsohio.gov

5. May 1, 2026 · ruling

   Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in In re P.M.S., which upheld a juvenile court's finding that a teen at a youth home committed rape by force.

   Source: courtnewsohio.gov

6. January 14, 2026 · ruling

   Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Jones Apparel Group/Nine West Holdings v. Harris, which upheld the commercial activity tax on $108 million in merchandise shipped to DSW's Columbus distribution center and denied the company's refund claim.

   Source: courtnewsohio.gov

7. October 25, 2023 · ruling

   Dissented, joined by Justice Trapp, from the Supreme Court of Ohio's decision on reconsideration in State v. Gwynne, 2023-Ohio-3851, which upheld a 65-year aggregate consecutive prison sentence for theft offenses; the dissent said the aggregate sentence was disproportionate to the seriousness of the offender's conduct and the danger she posed to the public.

   Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov

8. August 1, 2023 · ruling

   Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's lead opinion, announcing the judgment of the court, in Highland Tavern, L.L.C. v. DeWine, 2023-Ohio-2577, which concluded that a challenge to a since-expired pandemic-era Liquor Control Commission rule limiting bar and restaurant hours was moot, and vacated the appellate judgment with instructions to dismiss.

   Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov

9. August 10, 2022 · ruling

   Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in In re Application of Icebreaker Windpower, Inc., 2022-Ohio-2742, which affirmed the Power Siting Board's certificate for a six-turbine wind farm in Lake Erie and held that the board's authority did not extend to deciding public-trust-doctrine claims.

   Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov

10. 2004 · action

    As a Franklin County Common Pleas judge, founded the county's first adult felony drug court, the TIES Program (Treatment Is Essential to Success), aimed at reducing recidivism among defendants with substance-abuse issues.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

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

Jennifer L. Brunner

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Sharon L. Kennedy

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