Person

Janet R. Burnside

Democratic · Former Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, 1991–2019

Not yet researchedRaised, as filed
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no poll on fileLatest poll
none on filePositions in their words
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1Offices held · Former Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, 1991–2019

5 of 11 sections researched

4 sources · 2002 · updated 2026-09-25

Not yet researched: Where they stand, What they have said, checked, Money, Financial interests, Polling and approval, Endorsements given.

What has been checked

Profile 1 entry
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 1 entry One post-retirement assignment from the court's own news page. The Reporter of Decisions lists no opinion under her name (author search, all sources), and the Common Pleas court no longer has a page for her. Not a complete record.
Money Not yet researched
Financial interests Not yet researched
Polling and approval Not yet researched
Elections 1 entry Her 2002 Supreme Court general election is listed. Her Common Pleas elections wait on race records this site does not hold.
Endorsements given Not yet researched
Sources 4 entries

Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Janet R. Burnside, 5 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart

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Where they are on the ballotOn the ballot for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2003).Source: U.S. House districts of the Ohio Redistricting Commission plan of October 31, 2025 · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart

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Where they are on the ballot
Chamber	District	Note
Statewide	All of Ohio	Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2003)

On the ballot

None found in the records checked

The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Janet R. Burnside in the calendars on file.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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The voting schedule
Status
None found in the records checked

Where they stand

Not yet researched

What they have said, checked

Not yet researched

Record in office

Record in office, dated entries1 record entry from 2024 to 2024; 1 of them appointments; 1 office held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for Burnside (D), 1 dated entry · as of 2024-01-08 · Download this chart

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Record in office, dated entries
Person	Date	Kind	Entry
Burnside (D)	1991	office	Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
Burnside (D)	2024-01-08	appointment	2024-01-08 (appointment): Assigned by Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy, from retirement, to preside over another Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge's docket during tha

appointment January 8, 2024

Assigned by Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy, from retirement, to preside over another Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge's docket during that judge's suspension, beginning January 8, 2024.

Source: Visiting Judge Assigned

Money

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Janet R. Burnside yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Where the money went, as filed
Status
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Money, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Janet R. Burnside yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Money, as filed
Status
None found in the records checked

Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing on file for Janet R. Burnside breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemized
Status
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Donors, as filedNo itemized donor is on file for Janet R. Burnside yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Donors, as filed
Status
None found in the records checked

Outside spending

Outside spending, as reportedNo outside spending is on file for or against Janet R. Burnside yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Outside spending, as reported
Status
None found in the records checked

Financial interests

Not yet researched

Polling and approval

Polls, Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2003), as publishedNo poll of this race naming Janet R. Burnside is on file yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Polls, Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2003), as published
Status
None found in the records checked

Elections

Election results, share of the vote1 race on file, 0 won; shares from 44.7% to 44.7%.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 2002 · as of 2002 · Download this chart

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Election results, share of the vote
Group	Item	PCT	Note
	2002 Supreme Court	44.7

Race	Party	Result	Votes	Share
Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2003) (2002)	Democratic	Lost	1,290,412	44.7%

Offices held

Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division · 1991 to 2019-01 · elected
Sources: Four Judges Retire (press release) · Visiting Judge Assigned

Endorsements

Not yet researched

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Ohio Supreme Court elections

Every URL on this page, once each.

Four Judges Retire (press release) · Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas · accessed 2026-09-25
Visiting Judge Assigned · Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas · 2024-01-02 · accessed 2026-09-25
Ohio Supreme Court elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
Ohio State Government Ballot, November 4, 2008 Election · League of Women Voters Education Fund, Smart Voter (Internet Archive copy) · accessed 2026-09-25

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