Person

Mary DeGenaro

Republican · Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, 2018–2019 · born 1961 in Cleveland, Ohio

Work
Law clerk to Judge George Washington White, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, after graduating law school

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Work
Private legal practice for 14 years before becoming a judge

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Education
Bachelor of Arts, Youngstown State University, 1983

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Education
Juris Doctor, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1986

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5 of 11 sections researched

7 sources · 2018 · updated 2026-09-25

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

What has been checked
  • Profile 8 entries
  • On the ballot 0 entries Not a candidate in any 2026 race held on this site; left the Court on January 1, 2019. 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
  • Money Not yet researched
  • Financial interests Not yet researched
  • Polling and approval Not yet researched
  • Elections 1 entry This site holds no race record yet for the races this person ran in; the offices won are listed under Offices held. She lost the November 6, 2018 general election for a full term to Melody J. Stewart, so that election is not listed there.
  • Endorsements Not yet researched
  • Sources 4 entries
Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 8 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: Not yet researchedWhat they have said, checked: Not yet researchedRecord in office: 3 entriesMoney: Not yet researchedFinancial interests: Not yet researchedPolling and approval: Not yet researchedElections: 1 entryEndorsements: Not yet researchedSources: 4 entries5 of 11 sections researched · 7 sources
Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Mary DeGenaro, 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 1-2-2019).Mary DeGenaro: Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2019), Republican
Where they are on the ballotOn the ballot for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2019).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
ChamberDistrictNote
StatewideAll of OhioJustice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2019)

On the ballot

None found in the records checked

The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Mary DeGenaro in the calendars on file.None found in the records checked
The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Mary DeGenaro in the calendars on file.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
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Status
None found in the records checked

Where they stand

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What they have said, checked

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Record in office

Record in office, dated entries3 record entries from 2018 to 2018; 3 of them rulings; 2 offices held on the record.20102020DeGenaro (R)Judge, Seventh District Court of Appeals, 2001-02-09 to 2018-01-28Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, 2018-01-28 to 2019-01-012018-08-15 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State v. Carnes, 2018-Ohio-3256, which held that using juvenile adjudications as a bas2018-11-06 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Daher v. Cuyahoga Community College Dist., 2018-Ohio-4462, which held that a trial jud2018-12-13 (ruling): Joined the majority in Blackstone v. Moore, 2018-Ohio-4959, and wrote a separate concurring opinion cautioning that the holding should not b
Record in office, dated entries3 record entries from 2018 to 2018; 3 of them rulings; 2 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for DeGenaro (R), 3 dated entries · as of 2018-12-13 · Download this chart
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Record in office, dated entries
PersonDateKindEntry
DeGenaro (R)2001-02-09officeJudge, Seventh District Court of Appeals
DeGenaro (R)2018-01-28officeJustice of the Supreme Court of Ohio
DeGenaro (R)2018-08-15ruling2018-08-15 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State v. Carnes, 2018-Ohio-3256, which held that using juvenile adjudications as a bas
DeGenaro (R)2018-11-06ruling2018-11-06 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Daher v. Cuyahoga Community College Dist., 2018-Ohio-4462, which held that a trial jud
DeGenaro (R)2018-12-13ruling2018-12-13 (ruling): Joined the majority in Blackstone v. Moore, 2018-Ohio-4959, and wrote a separate concurring opinion cautioning that the holding should not b
  1. ruling December 13, 2018

    Joined the majority in Blackstone v. Moore, 2018-Ohio-4959, and wrote a separate concurring opinion cautioning that the holding should not be read to extend the general Marketable Title Act to mineral interests governed by the Dormant Mineral Act.

    Source: Specific References in Deed Sufficient to Preserve Oil and Gas Rights

  2. ruling November 6, 2018

    Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Daher v. Cuyahoga Community College Dist., 2018-Ohio-4462, which held that a trial judge's in camera inspection of sealed grand jury materials is not a final, appealable order.

    Source: Trial Judge's Inspection of Secret Grand Jury Proceedings Cannot Be Immediately Appealed

  3. ruling August 15, 2018

    Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State v. Carnes, 2018-Ohio-3256, which held that using juvenile adjudications as a basis for barring adult firearm possession under R.C. 2923.13 does not violate due process.

    Source: Juvenile Offenses Can Be Used to Convict Adult of Illegal Firearm Possession

Money

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Mary DeGenaro yet.None found in the records checked
Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Mary DeGenaro yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
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Status
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Money, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Mary DeGenaro yet.None found in the records checked
Money, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Mary DeGenaro yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
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Money, as filed
Status
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Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing on file for Mary DeGenaro breaks itemized contributions down by state.None found in the records checked
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing on file for Mary DeGenaro breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
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Status
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Donors, as filedNo itemized donor is on file for Mary DeGenaro yet.None found in the records checked
Donors, as filedNo itemized donor is on file for Mary DeGenaro yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
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Status
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Outside spending

Outside spending, as reportedNo outside spending is on file for or against Mary DeGenaro yet.None found in the records checked
Outside spending, as reportedNo outside spending is on file for or against Mary DeGenaro yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
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Outside spending, as reported
Status
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Financial interests

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Polling and approval

Polls, Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2019), as publishedNo poll of this race naming Mary DeGenaro is on file yet.None found in the records checked
Polls, Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2019), as publishedNo poll of this race naming Mary DeGenaro 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 1-2-2019), as published
Status
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Elections

Election results, share of the vote1 race on file, 0 won; shares from 47.4% to 47.4%.2018 Supreme CourtMary DeGenaro, Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2019): lost, 47.4%47.4%
Election results, share of the vote1 race on file, 0 won; shares from 47.4% to 47.4%.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 2018 · as of 2018 · Download this chart
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Election results, share of the vote
GroupItemPCTNote
2018 Supreme Court47.4
RacePartyResultVotesShare
Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2019) (2018) RepublicanLost 1,667,258 47.4%

Offices held

  • Judge, Seventh District Court of Appeals · 2001-02-09 to 2018-01-28 · elected

    Source: Mary DeGenaro

  • Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio · 2018-01-28 to 2019-01-01 · appointed

    Source: Mary DeGenaro

Endorsements

Not yet researched

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Mary DeGenaro · 2018 Ohio elections · 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election

Every URL on this page, once each.

  1. Mary DeGenaro · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
  2. Specific References in Deed Sufficient to Preserve Oil and Gas Rights · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2018-12-13 · accessed 2026-09-24
  3. Trial Judge's Inspection of Secret Grand Jury Proceedings Cannot Be Immediately Appealed · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2018-11-06 · accessed 2026-09-24
  4. Juvenile Offenses Can Be Used to Convict Adult of Illegal Firearm Possession · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2018-08-15 · accessed 2026-09-24
  5. 2018 Ohio elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
  6. 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
  7. Supreme Court of Ohio justice biography

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