Person

Ron Suster

Democratic · Former Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, 1995–2012 · born 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio

Work: Private law practice, Cleveland, 1970 to 1995, including service as an assistant law director for the City of Cleveland and an assistant Cuyahoga County prosecutor.
Sources: Ron Suster · Judge Ronald J. Suster
Public service: Special assistant Ohio Attorney General under William J. Brown, 1971 to 1980.
Source: Ron Suster
Education: Bachelor of Arts, history and economics, Western Reserve University, 1964.
Source: Ron Suster
Education: Juris Doctor, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1967.
Sources: Ron Suster · Judge Ronald J. Suster

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 · Former Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, 1995–2012

5 of 11 sections researched

5 sources · 1998 · 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 1 entry One notable case from his Common Pleas tenure, from his Wikipedia biography and confirmed by the Sam Sheppard Wikipedia article.
Money Not yet researched
Financial interests Not yet researched
Polling and approval Not yet researched
Elections 1 entry His 1998 Ohio Supreme Court general election is listed.
Endorsements given Not yet researched
Sources 5 entries

Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Ron Suster, 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 1-2-1999).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 1-2-1999)

On the ballot

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

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Status
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Where they stand

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What they have said, checked

Not yet researched

Record in office

Record in office, dated entries1 record entry from 2000 to 2000; 1 of them actions; 2 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for Suster (D), 1 dated entry · as of 2000-04-12 · Download this chart

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Record in office, dated entries
Person	Date	Kind	Entry
Suster (D)	1981	office	Member, Ohio House of Representatives
Suster (D)	1995	office	Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
Suster (D)	2000-04-12	action	2000-04-12 (action): As Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge, presided over the twelve-week civil trial on Samuel Reese Sheppard's claim that his father Sam Sheppa

action April 12, 2000

As Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge, presided over the twelve-week civil trial on Samuel Reese Sheppard's claim that his father Sam Sheppard had been wrongfully imprisoned; the jury returned a unanimous verdict on April 12, 2000 that Sheppard had not proven the claim.

Sources: Ron Suster · Sam Sheppard

Money

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Ron Suster 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 Ron Suster 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 Ron Suster 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 Ron Suster 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 Ron Suster 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 1-2-1999), as publishedNo poll of this race naming Ron Suster 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 1-2-1999), as published
Status
None found in the records checked

Elections

Election results, share of the vote1 race on file, 0 won; shares from 28.6% to 28.6%.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 1998 · as of 1998 · Download this chart

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Election results, share of the vote
Group	Item	PCT	Note
	1998 Supreme Court	28.6

Race	Party	Result	Votes	Share
Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-1999) (1998)	Democratic	Lost	781,103	28.6%

Offices held

Member, Ohio House of Representatives · 1981 to 1995 · elected
Source: Ron Suster
Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas · 1995 to 2012-12-31 · appointed
Sources: Judge Ronald J. Suster · Ron Suster

Endorsements

Not yet researched

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Ohio Supreme Court elections · Ron Suster · Sam Sheppard · Paul Pfeifer

Every URL on this page, once each.

Ohio Supreme Court elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
Ron Suster · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
Judge Ronald J. Suster · Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas · accessed 2026-09-25
Sam Sheppard · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
Paul Pfeifer · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25

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