Person

Mary Jane Trapp

Democratic · Former Judge, Eleventh District Court of Appeals, 2019–2025

Work: Trial and appellate lawyer; attorney, mediator and arbitrator in private practice after 2013
Sources: Mary Jane Trapp (2018 candidate questionnaire) · Mary Jane Trapp, Esteemed Ohio Jurist, Dies Unexpectedly
Education: Bachelor of arts, Mount Holyoke College (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Mary Jane Trapp (2018 candidate questionnaire)
Education: Law degree, Case Western Reserve University School of Law (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Mary Jane Trapp (2018 candidate questionnaire)
Civic: Past president of the Ohio State Bar Association
Sources: Mary Jane Trapp, Esteemed Ohio Jurist, Dies Unexpectedly · Mary Jane Trapp (2018 candidate questionnaire)
Home: Russell Township, Ohio, as given in her 2018 candidate questionnaire (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Mary Jane Trapp (2018 candidate questionnaire)

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2Offices held · Former Judge, Eleventh District Court of Appeals, 2019–2025

5 of 11 sections researched

8 sources · 2010 · 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 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 2, 2010), 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 2010 Supreme Court general election is listed. Her Eleventh District elections (2006, 2012, 2018) and her November 2024 Geauga County Common Pleas race (Maple Leaf) wait on race records this site does not hold.
Endorsements given Not yet researched
Sources 8 entries

Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Mary Jane Trapp, 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 1-1-2011).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 1-1-2011)

On the ballot

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

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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 2010 to 2010; 3 of them rulings; 2 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for Trapp (D), 3 dated entries · as of 2010-10-22 · Download this chart

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Record in office, dated entries
Person	Date	Kind	Entry
Trapp (D)	2007-02-09	office	Judge, Eleventh District Court of Appeals
Trapp (D)	2019-02-10	office	Judge, Eleventh District Court of Appeals
Trapp (D)	2010-09-24	ruling	2010-09-24 (ruling): Wrote the Eleventh District Court of Appeals' judgment in State v. Foti, 2010-Ohio-4561, which dismissed an appeal because the denial of a m
Trapp (D)	2010-10-22	ruling	2010-10-22 (ruling): Wrote the Eleventh District Court of Appeals' judgment in State v. Latimore, 2010-Ohio-5184, which denied leave for a criminal appeal filed
Trapp (D)	2010-10-22	ruling	2010-10-22 (ruling): Wrote the Eleventh District Court of Appeals' opinion in Rilley v. Brimfield Twp., 2010-Ohio-5181, which affirmed summary judgment for a tow

ruling October 22, 2010

Wrote the Eleventh District Court of Appeals' opinion in Rilley v. Brimfield Twp., 2010-Ohio-5181, which affirmed summary judgment for a township and its police chief on wrongful-death and survivorship claims, applying political-subdivision and employee immunity.

Source: Rilley v. Brimfield Twp. (11th Dist.), 2010-Ohio-5181
ruling October 22, 2010

Wrote the Eleventh District Court of Appeals' judgment in State v. Latimore, 2010-Ohio-5184, which denied leave for a criminal appeal filed almost eleven months late and dismissed it.

Source: State v. Latimore (11th Dist.), 2010-Ohio-5184
ruling September 24, 2010

Wrote the Eleventh District Court of Appeals' judgment in State v. Foti, 2010-Ohio-4561, which dismissed an appeal because the denial of a motion for judicial release is not a final appealable order.

Source: State v. Foti (11th Dist.), 2010-Ohio-4561

Money

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

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

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Money, as filed
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Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing on file for Mary Jane Trapp 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
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Donors, as filedNo itemized donor is on file for Mary Jane Trapp yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Donors, as filed
Status
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Outside spending

Outside spending, as reportedNo outside spending is on file for or against Mary Jane Trapp 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 1-1-2011), as publishedNo poll of this race naming Mary Jane Trapp 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 1-1-2011), as published
Status
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Elections

Election results, share of the vote1 race on file, 0 won; shares from 43.4% to 43.4%.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 2010 · as of 2010 · Download this chart

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Election results, share of the vote
Group	Item	PCT	Note
	2010 Supreme Court	43.4

Race	Party	Result	Votes	Share
Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2011) (2010)	Democratic	Lost	1,315,105	43.4%

Offices held

Judge, Eleventh District Court of Appeals · 2007-02-09 to 2013-02-08 · elected
Sources: Mary Jane Trapp (2018 candidate questionnaire) · Mary Jane Trapp, Esteemed Ohio Jurist, Dies Unexpectedly
Judge, Eleventh District Court of Appeals · 2019-02-10 to 2025 · elected
Sources: 2018 Ohio elections · Mary Jane Trapp, Esteemed Ohio Jurist, Dies Unexpectedly

Endorsements

Not yet researched

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2018 Ohio elections · Ohio Supreme Court elections

Every URL on this page, once each.

Mary Jane Trapp (2018 candidate questionnaire) · Judicial Votes Count (University of Akron) · accessed 2026-09-25
Mary Jane Trapp, Esteemed Ohio Jurist, Dies Unexpectedly · Geauga County Maple Leaf · 2025-04-27 · accessed 2026-09-25
2018 Ohio elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
State v. Latimore (11th Dist.), 2010-Ohio-5184 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2010-10-22 · accessed 2026-09-25
Rilley v. Brimfield Twp. (11th Dist.), 2010-Ohio-5181 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2010-10-22 · accessed 2026-09-25
State v. Foti (11th Dist.), 2010-Ohio-4561 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2010-09-24 · accessed 2026-09-25
Ohio Supreme Court elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
State v. Martin (11th Dist.), 2025-Ohio-144 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2025-01-21 · accessed 2026-09-25

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