Person
Maureen O'Connor
- Work
- Lawyer in Summit County, Ohio, from 1981
Source: Maureen O'Connor (judge)
- Work
- Senior fellow, Kettering Foundation
Source: Maureen O'Connor (judge)
- Public service
- Magistrate, Summit County Probate Court, appointed 1985
Source: Maureen O'Connor (judge)
- Education
- Bachelor's degree, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1973
Source: Maureen O'Connor (judge)
- Education
- Law degree, Cleveland State University College of Law, 1980
Source: Maureen O'Connor (judge)
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- 5Offices held · Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, 2011–2022
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What has been checked
- Profile 12 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 4 entries
- Money Not yet researched
- Financial interests Not yet researched
- Polling and approval Not yet researched
- Elections 4 entries This site holds no race record yet for the races this person ran in; the offices won are listed under Offices held.
- Endorsements given Not yet researched
- Sources 9 entries
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| Chamber | District | Note |
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| Statewide | All of Ohio | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2017) |
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What they have said, checked
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Record in office
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| Person | Date | Kind | Entry |
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| O'Connor (R) | 1993 | office | Judge, Summit County Court of Common Pleas |
| O'Connor (R) | 1995 | office | Summit County Prosecutor |
| O'Connor (R) | 1999-01-11 | office | Lieutenant Governor of Ohio |
| O'Connor (R) | 2003-01-01 | office | Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio |
| O'Connor (R) | 2011-01-01 | office | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio |
| O'Connor (R) | 2022-01-12 | ruling | 2022-01-12 (ruling): Joined the majority in League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Commission, 2022-Ohio-65, which held the commission's General As |
| O'Connor (R) | 2022-01-14 | ruling | 2022-01-14 (ruling): Joined the majority in Adams v. DeWine, 2022-Ohio-89, which held the General Assembly's congressional-district plan unconstitutional under A |
| O'Connor (R) | 2022-12-02 | ruling | 2022-12-02 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State v. Nicholas, 2022-Ohio-4276, which held that a juvenile court abused its discret |
| O'Connor (R) | 2022-12-16 | ruling | 2022-12-16 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Brandt v. Pompa, 2022-Ohio-4525, which held Ohio's caps on noneconomic damages unconst |
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ruling December 16, 2022
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Brandt v. Pompa, 2022-Ohio-4525, which held Ohio's caps on noneconomic damages unconstitutional as applied to a plaintiff who suffered traumatic, extensive and chronic psychological injury from sexual abuse as a child.
Sources: Brandt v. Pompa, 2022-Ohio-4525 · Tort Damage Caps Unconstitutional When Applied to Sexually Abused Children
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ruling December 2, 2022
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State v. Nicholas, 2022-Ohio-4276, which held that a juvenile court abused its discretion in transferring a 14-year-old's murder case to adult court, because the transfer rested on a misreading of testimony about the Department of Youth Services' ability to treat him.
Sources: State v. Nicholas, 2022-Ohio-4276 · Court Vacates Conviction of Teen Who Claimed Other Personality Led Him to Kill
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ruling January 14, 2022
Joined the majority in Adams v. DeWine, 2022-Ohio-89, which held the General Assembly's congressional-district plan unconstitutional under Article XIX of the Ohio Constitution, and wrote a concurring opinion joined by Justice Jennifer Brunner.
Sources: Adams v. DeWine, 2022-Ohio-89 · Congressional Map Ruled Unconstitutional
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ruling January 12, 2022
Joined the majority in League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Commission, 2022-Ohio-65, which held the commission's General Assembly district plan unconstitutional, and wrote a separate concurring opinion.
Sources: League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Comm., 2022-Ohio-65 · New Ohio Legislative District Maps Unconstitutional
Money
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Financial interests
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Polling and approval
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Elections
| Race | Party | Result | Votes | Share |
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| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2017) (2016) | Republican | Won | 3,562,413 | 100.0% |
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2011) (2010) | Republican | Won | 2,232,724 | 67.6% |
| Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2009) (2008) | Republican | Won | 2,970,588 | 67.1% |
| Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2003) (2002) | Republican | Won | 1,709,673 | 57.2% |
Offices held
Judge, Summit County Court of Common Pleas · 1993 to 1995 · elected
Source: Maureen O'Connor (judge)
Summit County Prosecutor · 1995 to 1999 · elected
Source: Maureen O'Connor (judge)
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio · 1999-01-11 to 2002-12-31 · elected
Source: Maureen O'Connor (judge)
Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio · 2003-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · elected
Source: Maureen O'Connor (judge)
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio · 2011-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · elected
Source: Maureen O'Connor (judge)
Endorsements
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Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Maureen O'Connor (judge) · Ohio Supreme Court elections · 2002 Ohio gubernatorial election · 2008 United States presidential election in Ohio · 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election · 2016 Ohio elections · 2016 United States presidential election in Ohio
Every URL on this page, once each.
- Maureen O'Connor (judge) · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
- Brandt v. Pompa, 2022-Ohio-4525 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2022-12-16 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Tort Damage Caps Unconstitutional When Applied to Sexually Abused Children · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2022-12-16 · accessed 2026-09-24
- State v. Nicholas, 2022-Ohio-4276 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2022-12-02 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Court Vacates Conviction of Teen Who Claimed Other Personality Led Him to Kill · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2022-12-02 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Adams v. DeWine, 2022-Ohio-89 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2022-01-14 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Congressional Map Ruled Unconstitutional · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2022-01-14 · 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
- New Ohio Legislative District Maps Unconstitutional · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2022-01-12 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Ohio Supreme Court elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2002 Ohio gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2008 United States presidential election in Ohio · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2016 Ohio elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2016 United States presidential election in Ohio · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Ballotpedia
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