Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2023)
November 8, 2022 · 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.
- Law clerk to Judge David A. Nelson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Lawyer with Keating Muething & Klekamp in Cincinnati for 13 years
- Adjunct professor, University of Cincinnati College of Law and Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
5 of 11 sections researched · 17 sources
- IT manager, Procter & Gamble, 1988-1994
- Attorney at Holland & Hart and the Hamilton County Public Defender's Office; founded her own immigration law practice
- Three-year term on the Ohio Supreme Court's Board of Character and Fitness
8 of 11 sections researched · 39 sources
Pat DeWine
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Marilyn Zayas
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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| profile | researched |
| ballot | researched |
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| claims | none found |
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| money | researched |
| interests | none found |
| polling | none found |
| elections | researched |
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The race in pictures
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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A note on our coverage
Read before the columns: where one candidate has more entries than another, this says which of the two reasons it is.
Endorsements received: Marilyn Zayas has 8 entries and Pat DeWine has 0 entries. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
Where they stand: Marilyn Zayas has 7 entries and Pat DeWine has 0 entries. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
Marilyn Zayas's record in office has 9 entries and Pat DeWine's has 4. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
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- Pat DeWine: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
- Marilyn Zayas: 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.
Court precedent
Pat DeWine
Not yet researched
Marilyn Zayas
One of the concerns that I have and many of the attorneys I've met with is in the time that I've been on the bench, which is nearly 10 years, there has been more than one time that our Ohio Supreme Court has reversed itself, changing the outcome of a case that they decided.
Source: tribtoday.com
Judges and political endorsements
Pat DeWine
Not yet researched
Marilyn Zayas
How is it that they recently decided that judges can now endorse politicians when that issue wasn't even in front of them?
Source: tribtoday.com
Judicial philosophy
Pat DeWine
Not yet researched
Marilyn Zayas
I pledge to bring common sense, leave politics at the door, ensure fair access, and rule based solely on the law and facts.
Source: judgemarilynzayas.com
Party labels on judicial ballots
Pat DeWine
Not yet researched
Marilyn Zayas
It's not red or blue. I keep saying courts aren't red or blue, they're about you. They're about us.
Source: tribtoday.com
Politics and the courts
Pat DeWine
Not yet researched
Marilyn Zayas
People truly want independence. They are tired of politics, particularly in the courts. They want to believe they have a fair chance. That's why I'm running for the Supreme Court.
Source: tribtoday.com
Unequal resources and access to the courts
Pat DeWine
Not yet researched
Marilyn Zayas
The greatest obstacle to justice is unequal resources: wealth provides advantages that hard-working Americans often lack. This can affect cases from the outset.
Source: Election 2026: Voter Guide for Akron and Summit County
Why they are running
Pat DeWine
Not yet researched
Marilyn Zayas
Now is the time to stand up for Ohio. We need accountability, not party politics.
Source: judgemarilynzayas.com
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.
Pat DeWine
Not yet researched
Marilyn Zayas
None found in the records checked
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeWine (R) | 2009 | office | Judge, Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas |
| DeWine (R) | 2013-01 | office | Judge, Ohio First District Court of Appeals |
| DeWine (R) | 2017-01-02 | office | Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio |
| DeWine (R) | 2022-10-13 | ruling | 2022-10-13 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State v. Campbell, 2022-Ohio-3626, which held that a probation officer's search of a c |
| DeWine (R) | 2024-02-14 | ruling | 2024-02-14 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Schaad v. Alder, 2024-Ohio-525, which upheld a temporary pandemic-era state law under |
| DeWine (R) | 2024-10-22 | ruling | 2024-10-22 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Bloom, 2024-Ohio-5029, which held that the state |
| DeWine (R) | 2024-12-05 | ruling | 2024-12-05 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State ex rel. Martens v. Findlay Municipal Court, 2024-Ohio-5667, which overruled the |
| Zayas (D) | 2016 | office | Judge, Ohio First District Court of Appeals |
| Zayas (D) | 2018-06-12 | appointment | 2018-06-12 (appointment): Assigned by Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor to sit temporarily on the Supreme Court of Ohio in place of a recused justice, and heard oral arg |
| Zayas (D) | 2019-08-28 | ruling | 2019-08-28 (ruling): Wrote the First District Court of Appeals' opinion in In re R.B., 2019-Ohio-3469, which affirmed a Hamilton County Juvenile Court judgment t |
| Zayas (D) | 2019-08-30 | ruling | 2019-08-30 (ruling): Wrote the First District Court of Appeals' opinion in State v. Clarence Ham, case No. C-180338, which affirmed a Hamilton County Municipal C |
| Zayas (D) | 2020-07 | ruling | 2020-07 (ruling): Wrote the First District Court of Appeals' opinion in In re M.R., K.R., J.R., K.R. and B.H., case No. C-190547, which reversed in part and r |
| Zayas (D) | 2021-02-03 | ruling | 2021-02-03 (ruling): Wrote the First District Court of Appeals' opinion in State v. Patton, 2021-Ohio-295, which affirmed a Hamilton County jury's convictions of |
| Zayas (D) | 2021-02-04 | ruling | 2021-02-04 (ruling): Wrote the First District Court of Appeals' opinion in State v. Cameron Smith, case No. C-190419, which reversed a telecommunications-harassm |
| Zayas (D) | 2022-03-30 | ruling | 2022-03-30 (ruling): Wrote the First District Court of Appeals' opinion in Brinkman v. Cincinnati, case No. C-210353, which held that Cincinnati's charter author |
| Zayas (D) | 2023-03-24 | ruling | 2023-03-24 (ruling): Wrote the First District Court of Appeals' opinion in State v. Childers, case No. C-220301, which affirmed a conviction after holding that a |
| Zayas (D) | 2025-04-29 | appointment | 2025-04-29 (appointment): Assigned by Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy to sit temporarily on the Supreme Court of Ohio for the third time in 40 days, and heard In re D |
Pat DeWine
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December 5, 2024 · ruling
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State ex rel. Martens v. Findlay Municipal Court, 2024-Ohio-5667, which overruled the court's 1999 Sheward decision and its public-right exception, holding that the Ohio Constitution requires a party to have suffered an injury in order to have standing to sue.
Sources: State ex rel. Martens v. Findlay Mun. Court, 2024-Ohio-5667 · Court No Longer Recognizes 'Public-Right' Exception that Had Allowed a Party To Bring a Lawsuit Without Any Personal Injury
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October 22, 2024 · ruling
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Bloom, 2024-Ohio-5029, which held that the state law requiring blanket sealing of juvenile delinquency records when a juvenile is not found delinquent violates the Ohio Constitution's open-courts provision, because it allows no weighing of the public's interest.
Sources: State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Bloom, 2024-Ohio-5029 · Ohio Constitution Prohibits Judges from Sealing Juvenile Delinquency Records Without Considering the Public's Interest
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February 14, 2024 · ruling
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Schaad v. Alder, 2024-Ohio-525, which upheld a temporary pandemic-era state law under which cities kept collecting income tax from employees who worked from home outside city limits.
Sources: Schaad v. Alder, 2024-Ohio-525 · Municipalities Taxing Stay-At-Home Workers During Pandemic Was Constitutional
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October 13, 2022 · ruling
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State v. Campbell, 2022-Ohio-3626, which held that a probation officer's search of a cell phone without reasonable grounds violated R.C. 2951.02(A) but not the Fourth Amendment, so the evidence found did not have to be suppressed.
Sources: State v. Campbell, 2022-Ohio-3626 · Incriminating Cell Phone Search Constitutional
Marilyn Zayas
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April 29, 2025 · appointment
Assigned by Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy to sit temporarily on the Supreme Court of Ohio for the third time in 40 days, and heard In re Dayton Power and Light Co.
Source: courtnewsohio.gov
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March 24, 2023 · ruling
Wrote the First District Court of Appeals' opinion in State v. Childers, case No. C-220301, which affirmed a conviction after holding that an officer's observation of a lane change made without signaling justified the traffic stop.
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March 30, 2022 · ruling
Wrote the First District Court of Appeals' opinion in Brinkman v. Cincinnati, case No. C-210353, which held that Cincinnati's charter authorized the city solicitor to file a civil action on the city's behalf without prior city council authorization, and reversed a trial-court injunction against the lawsuit.
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February 4, 2021 · ruling
Wrote the First District Court of Appeals' opinion in State v. Cameron Smith, case No. C-190419, which reversed a telecommunications-harassment conviction for insufficient evidence and discharged the defendant.
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February 3, 2021 · ruling
Wrote the First District Court of Appeals' opinion in State v. Patton, 2021-Ohio-295, which affirmed a Hamilton County jury's convictions of a man for two counts of murder on a complicity theory.
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
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July 2020 · ruling
Wrote the First District Court of Appeals' opinion in In re M.R., K.R., J.R., K.R. and B.H., case No. C-190547, which reversed in part and remanded a Hamilton County Juvenile Court judgment that had adjudicated five children dependent, following a domestic-violence incident, and placed three with their fathers and two in the temporary custody of the county's children-services agency.
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August 30, 2019 · ruling
Wrote the First District Court of Appeals' opinion in State v. Clarence Ham, case No. C-180338, which affirmed a Hamilton County Municipal Court conviction for telecommunications harassment.
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August 28, 2019 · ruling
Wrote the First District Court of Appeals' opinion in In re R.B., 2019-Ohio-3469, which affirmed a Hamilton County Juvenile Court judgment terminating a mother's parental rights and granting permanent custody of four children to Hamilton County Job and Family Services.
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
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June 12, 2018 · appointment
Assigned by Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor to sit temporarily on the Supreme Court of Ohio in place of a recused justice, and heard oral argument in State v. Vega.
Source: courtnewsohio.gov
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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Pat DeWine
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
Not yet researched
Top donors, as filed
Not yet researched
Outside spending
Not yet researched
In-state share
Not yet researched
Marilyn Zayas
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
None found in the records checked
Top donors, as filed
None found in the records checked
Outside spending
None found in the records checked
In-state share
Not yet researched
The result
Pat DeWine · certified 2022-12-09 · turnout 52.32
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pat DeWine | 2,306,428 | 56.3% |
| Marilyn Zayas | 1,789,384 | 43.7% |
Sources: 2022 Ohio elections · 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election · LaRose Certifies Results for the November 2022 General Election
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Quick answers
When was the 2022 Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2023) election in Ohio?
The election for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2023) was held on November 8, 2022.
Who ran for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2023) in 2022?
On the ballot for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2023), in surname order: Pat DeWine (Republican), Marilyn Zayas (Democratic).
Who won the 2022 Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2023) election?
Pat DeWine won the election for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2023). Results as certified: Pat DeWine 56.3%, Marilyn Zayas 43.7%.
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