Person
Cynthia Westcott Rice
- Public service
- Assistant prosecutor, Trumbull County Prosecutor's Office, 1991-1999 (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Cynthia Westcott Rice (2020 candidate questionnaire)
- Public service
- Assistant United States attorney, Northern District of Ohio, 1999-2002 (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Cynthia Westcott Rice (2020 candidate questionnaire)
- Education
- Bachelor of science, Purdue University, Krannert School of Management (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Cynthia Westcott Rice (2020 candidate questionnaire)
- Education
- Law degree, University of Akron School of Law (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Cynthia Westcott Rice (2020 candidate questionnaire)
- Home
- Brookfield, Ohio, as given in her 2020 candidate questionnaire (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Cynthia Westcott Rice (2020 candidate questionnaire)
- Not yet researchedRaised, as filed
- Not yet researchedCash on hand
- no poll on fileLatest poll
- none on filePositions in their words
- none on fileClaims checked
- 2Offices held · Judge, Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, since 2022
5 of 11 sections researched
Not yet researched: Where they stand, What they have said, checked, Money, Financial interests, Polling and approval, Endorsements.
What has been checked
- Profile 7 entries
- On the ballot 0 entries Not a candidate in any 2026 race held on this site. Checked: This site's 2026 race records; This site's 2026 ballot list
- Where they stand Not yet researched
- What they have said, checked Not yet researched
- Record in office 3 entries Rule applied to every appellate judge in this lane: the last three opinions the Supreme Court of Ohio Reporter of Decisions lists under her name before the general election she ran in (November 8, 2016), each read in the PDF. Not a complete list.
- Money Not yet researched
- Financial interests Not yet researched
- Polling and approval Not yet researched
- Elections 1 entry Her 2016 Supreme Court general election is listed. Her Eleventh District elections (2002, 2008, 2014, 2020) and her 2022 Trumbull County Common Pleas race wait on race records this site does not hold.
- Endorsements Not yet researched
- Sources 10 entries
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| Chamber | District | Note |
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| Statewide | All of Ohio | Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2017) |
On the ballot
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Where they stand
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What they have said, checked
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Record in office
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Person | Date | Kind | Entry |
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| Rice (R) | 2003 | office | Judge, Eleventh District Court of Appeals |
| Rice (R) | 2022-12-12 | office | Judge, Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas, General Division |
| Rice (R) | 2016-09-30 | ruling | 2016-09-30 (ruling): Wrote the Eleventh District Court of Appeals' opinion in Estate of Eyrich, 2016-Ohio-7165, which affirmed a probate ruling that a payable-on |
| Rice (R) | 2016-10-24 | ruling | 2016-10-24 (ruling): Wrote the Eleventh District Court of Appeals' opinion in In re C.C., 2016-Ohio-7447, which affirmed a Trumbull County juvenile court judgmen |
| Rice (R) | 2016-10-24 | ruling | 2016-10-24 (ruling): Wrote the Eleventh District Court of Appeals' opinion in Cleveland Elec. Illum. Co. v. Major Waste Disposal, 2016-Ohio-7442, which affirmed |
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ruling October 24, 2016
Wrote the Eleventh District Court of Appeals' opinion in In re C.C., 2016-Ohio-7447, which affirmed a Trumbull County juvenile court judgment terminating a mother's parental rights and granting permanent custody of three children to the county children services board.
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ruling October 24, 2016
Wrote the Eleventh District Court of Appeals' opinion in Cleveland Elec. Illum. Co. v. Major Waste Disposal, 2016-Ohio-7442, which affirmed summary judgment for a waste hauler on a utility's negligence claim over a low-hanging line snagged by a garbage truck.
Source: Cleveland Elec. Illum. Co. v. Major Waste Disposal (11th Dist.), 2016-Ohio-7442
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ruling September 30, 2016
Wrote the Eleventh District Court of Appeals' opinion in Estate of Eyrich, 2016-Ohio-7165, which affirmed a probate ruling that a payable-on-death bank account was not an estate asset and was not the product of undue influence.
Money
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Outside spending
Financial interests
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Polling and approval
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Elections
| Race | Party | Result | Votes | Share |
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| Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2017) (2016) | Democratic | Lost | 1,892,450 | 43.7% |
Offices held
Judge, Eleventh District Court of Appeals · 2003 to 2022-12 · elected
Sources: Cynthia Westcott Rice drops judicial bid · Cynthia Rice wants to succeed Peter Kontos · Cynthia Westcott Rice (2020 candidate questionnaire)
Judge, Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas, General Division · 2022-12-12 to present · elected
Sources: Westcott Rice sworn in · Cynthia Rice wants to succeed Peter Kontos · Cynthia Westcott Rice drops judicial bid
Endorsements
Not yet researched
Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2016 Ohio elections · Ohio Supreme Court elections
Every URL on this page, once each.
- Cynthia Westcott Rice drops judicial bid · The Vindicator · 2026-02-25 · accessed 2026-09-25
- Cynthia Rice wants to succeed Peter Kontos · Tribune Chronicle · 2022-07-24 · accessed 2026-09-25
- Cynthia Westcott Rice (2020 candidate questionnaire) · Judicial Votes Count (University of Akron) · 2020-08-05 · accessed 2026-09-25
- Westcott Rice sworn in · Tribune Chronicle · 2022-12-13 · accessed 2026-09-25
- In re C.C. (11th Dist.), 2016-Ohio-7447 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2016-10-24 · accessed 2026-09-25
- Cleveland Elec. Illum. Co. v. Major Waste Disposal (11th Dist.), 2016-Ohio-7442 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2016-10-24 · accessed 2026-09-25
- Estate of Eyrich (11th Dist.), 2016-Ohio-7165 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2016-09-30 · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2016 Ohio elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Ohio Supreme Court elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Voters Cast Ballots for Two New Justices in General Election · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2016-11-09 · accessed 2026-09-25
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