Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2025)
November 5, 2024 · 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.
- Hamilton County Clerk of Courts, 1988-1992, before his first election as county prosecutor.
- B.A. and J.D., University of Cincinnati.
- Board member, University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees, the Ohio Organized Crime Commission, and the Southern Ohio Leukemia Foundation.
8 of 11 sections researched · 14 sources
- Worked as a music teacher, a health care management administrator and a civil defense litigator
- Lecturer, adjunct instructor, assistant dean and faculty member, Cleveland State University law school
- Taught at the University of Toledo College of Law and Ursuline College; director of student services, Case Western Reserve law school
5 of 11 sections researched · 14 sources
Joe Deters
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Melody J. Stewart
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The race in pictures
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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.
Where they stand: Joe Deters has 3 entries and Melody J. Stewart has 0 entries. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
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- Joe Deters: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
- Melody J. Stewart: 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.
Government technology
Joe Deters
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Campaigned on continuing to digitize the Treasurer's office and moving the state toward electronic receipt and distribution of funds; the office received 23 national awards for innovation and technology over his 1999-2005 tenure.
Source: citybeat.com
Melody J. Stewart
Not yet researched
Public-fund management priorities
Joe Deters
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
In statements to the League of Women Voters' 'Smart Voter' project, listed three top priorities: ensuring the safety of public monies, diversification of the state's debt portfolio, and strengthening continuing financial-education requirements for public money managers; key endorsements listed were the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Certified Public Accountants, and Family First.
Source: web.archive.org
Melody J. Stewart
Not yet researched
State investment management
Joe Deters
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Ran on prudent, conservative management of the state's cash, pointing to a claim that Ohio incurred no investment losses during his tenure and generated roughly $1 billion in annual investment returns for the state by 2002.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Melody J. Stewart
Not yet researched
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.
Joe Deters
Not yet researched
Melody J. Stewart
Not yet researched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deters (R) | 1992 | office | Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney |
| Deters (R) | 1999-01-11 | office | Treasurer of Ohio |
| Deters (R) | 1994 | vote | 1994 (vote): As Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, his office tried and convicted Elwood Jones (sentenced to death in 1996) for the 1994 murder of Rho |
| Deters (R) | 1998-10 | action | 1998-10 (action): Suspended active campaigning for about a week during the campaign's final month to personally prosecute serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin i |
| Deters (R) | 1999 | action | 1999 (action): As Treasurer, oversaw more than $11 billion in state assets annually; the office received 23 national awards for innovation and technology o |
| Deters (R) | 2002 | statement | 2002 (statement): At least one analysis cited by Common Cause Ohio found Ohio's roughly $6.9 billion investment portfolio underperformed comparable states' po |
| Stewart (D) | 2006 | office | Judge, Eighth District Court of Appeals |
| Stewart (D) | 2019-01-02 | office | Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio |
| Stewart (D) | 2020-11-05 | ruling | 2020-11-05 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State ex rel. Cable News Network, Inc. v. Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local Schools, 2020-Ohi |
| Stewart (D) | 2022-01-12 | ruling | 2022-01-12 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Commission, 2022-Ohio-65, which h |
| Stewart (D) | 2022-10-12 | ruling | 2022-10-12 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Cruz v. English Nanny & Governess School, 2022-Ohio-3586, which held that parties awar |
| Stewart (D) | 2024-08-06 | ruling | 2024-08-06 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Harmon v. Cincinnati, 2024-Ohio-2889, which held that two city employees placed on pan |
Joe Deters
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2002 · statement
At least one analysis cited by Common Cause Ohio found Ohio's roughly $6.9 billion investment portfolio underperformed comparable states' portfolios in 2002, in tension with the campaign's 'prudent investment' framing.
Source: commoncause.org
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1999 · action
As Treasurer, oversaw more than $11 billion in state assets annually; the office received 23 national awards for innovation and technology over his tenure.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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October 1998 · action
Suspended active campaigning for about a week during the campaign's final month to personally prosecute serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin in Hamilton County, saying 'He's the incarnation of evil. I'm going to keep my promise.'
Source: clipfile.org
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1994 · vote
As Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, his office tried and convicted Elwood Jones (sentenced to death in 1996) for the 1994 murder of Rhoda Nathan; in December 2022 a Hamilton County judge overturned the conviction, finding more than 4,000 pages of documents had been withheld from the defense, and the case was dismissed by the county's current prosecutor in December 2025.
Source: deathpenaltyinfo.org
Melody J. Stewart
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August 6, 2024 · ruling
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Harmon v. Cincinnati, 2024-Ohio-2889, which held that two city employees placed on pandemic emergency leave could appeal the Cincinnati Civil Service Commission's decision to the common pleas court, and affirmed the First District.
Sources: Harmon v. Cincinnati, 2024-Ohio-2889 · Cincinnati Workers Entitled to Hearing on City’s Decision to Place Them on Leave During Pandemic · Opinions by Justice Melody J. Stewart
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October 12, 2022 · ruling
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Cruz v. English Nanny & Governess School, 2022-Ohio-3586, which held that parties awarded attorney fees with a punitive-damages award may also recover the fees they incur defending that judgment on appeal.
Sources: Cruz v. English Nanny & Governess School, 2022-Ohio-3586 · To Collect Punitive Damages Award, Attorneys Can Charge Opponent for Cost of Appeals · Opinions by Justice Melody J. Stewart
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January 12, 2022 · ruling
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Commission, 2022-Ohio-65, which held the commission's September 2021 General Assembly district plan invalid under Article XI, Sections 6(A) and 6(B), and ordered a new plan within ten days.
Sources: League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Comm., 2022-Ohio-65 · Opinions by Justice Melody J. Stewart
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November 5, 2020 · ruling
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State ex rel. Cable News Network, Inc. v. Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local Schools, 2020-Ohio-5149, which held that the Ohio Student Privacy Act bars release of a deceased adult former student's school records without that student's written consent.
Sources: State ex rel. Cable News Network, Inc. v. Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local Schools, 2020-Ohio-5149 · School Not Required to Release Records of Deceased Dayton Shooter · Opinions by Justice Melody J. Stewart
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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Joe Deters
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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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
Melody J. Stewart
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
The result
Joe Deters · certified 2024-12-02 · turnout 71.71
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Deters | 2,997,144 | 55.1% |
| Melody J. Stewart | 2,443,066 | 44.9% |
Sources: 2024 Ohio elections · 2024 United States presidential election in Ohio · Ohio boards of elections still review and audit results after their certification · LaRose certifies official 2024 general election results
Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2024 Ohio elections · 2024 United States presidential election in Ohio · Joe Deters · 2002 Ohio State Treasurer election · 1998 Ohio State Treasurer election · Melody J. Stewart · 2018 Ohio elections · 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election
- 2024 Ohio elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
- 2024 General Election Candidates · Franklin County Board of Elections · accessed 2026-09-24
- Franklin's Official Canvass - Group Detail, 2024 General Election, November 5, 2024 (Franklin County only) · Franklin County Board of Elections · 2024-11-19 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Justice Deters Returns To Bench With Investiture Ceremony · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2025-01-09 · accessed 2026-09-24
- 2024 United States presidential election in Ohio · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
- Ohio boards of elections still review and audit results after their certification · The Statehouse News Bureau · 2024-12-10 · accessed 2026-09-24
- LaRose certifies official 2024 general election results · The Highland County Press · 2024-12-03 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Joe Deters · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-21
- 2002 Ohio State Treasurer election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-21
- Deters' Questionable Fund-Raising Reveals Loopholes in Ohio Campaign Finance Laws · Cincinnati CityBeat · accessed 2026-09-21
- A Brief History of Ohio Corruption · Common Cause Ohio · accessed 2026-09-21
- 1998 Ohio State Treasurer election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-21
- Voter Information for Joseph T. Deters -- priorities and endorsements · Smart Voter, via Wayback Machine · accessed 2026-09-21
- U.S. treasurer backs Democrat Donofrio for her former state post · Clipfile.org · accessed 2026-09-21
- Ohio Prosecutors Dismiss Case Against Elwood Jones Nearly 30 Years After Wrongful Conviction · Death Penalty Information Center · accessed 2026-09-21
- Candidate puts campaigning on hold to do job · Clipfile.org · accessed 2026-09-21
- https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/judicial-system/supreme-court-of-ohio/justices-overview/joseph-deters/
- Melody J. Stewart · Supreme Court of Ohio · accessed 2026-09-24
- Melody J. Stewart · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
- Harmon v. Cincinnati, 2024-Ohio-2889 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2024-08-06 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Cincinnati Workers Entitled to Hearing on City’s Decision to Place Them on Leave During Pandemic · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2024-08-06 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Opinions by Justice Melody J. Stewart · Supreme Court of Ohio · accessed 2026-09-24
- Cruz v. English Nanny & Governess School, 2022-Ohio-3586 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2022-10-12 · accessed 2026-09-24
- To Collect Punitive Damages Award, Attorneys Can Charge Opponent for Cost of Appeals · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2022-10-12 · 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
- State ex rel. Cable News Network, Inc. v. Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local Schools, 2020-Ohio-5149 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2020-11-05 · accessed 2026-09-24
- School Not Required to Release Records of Deceased Dayton Shooter · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2020-11-05 · accessed 2026-09-24
- 2018 Ohio elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
Quick answers
When was the 2024 Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2025) election in Ohio?
The election for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2025) was held on November 5, 2024.
Who ran for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2025) in 2024?
On the ballot for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2025), in surname order: Joe Deters (Republican), Melody J. Stewart (Democratic).
Who won the 2024 Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2025) election?
Joe Deters won the election for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2025). Results as certified: Joe Deters 55.1%, Melody J. Stewart 44.9%.
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