Person
Sharon L. Kennedy
- Work
- Police officer, Hamilton Police Department
Sources: Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy · Sharon L. Kennedy
- Work
- Lawyer in private practice as a solo practitioner, from 1991
Sources: Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy · Sharon L. Kennedy
- Public service
- Special counsel for Ohio Attorney General Betty D. Montgomery
Sources: Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy · Sharon L. Kennedy
- Public service
- Part-time magistrate, Butler County Area Courts
Sources: Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy · Sharon L. Kennedy
- Education
- Bachelor's degree, University of Cincinnati School of Social Work, 1984
Source: Sharon L. Kennedy
- Education
- Law degree, University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1991
Sources: Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy · Sharon L. Kennedy
Supreme Court of Ohio biography · Ballotpedia · Wikipedia
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- 3Offices held · Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, since 2023
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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 10 entries
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| Statewide | All of Ohio | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2023) |
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Record in office
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| Person | Date | Kind | Entry |
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| Kennedy (R) | 1999 | office | Judge, Butler County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division |
| Kennedy (R) | 2012-12-07 | office | Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio |
| Kennedy (R) | 2023-01-01 | office | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio |
| Kennedy (R) | 2013-10-16 | ruling | 2013-10-16 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Pauley v. Circleville, 2013-Ohio-4541, which held that Ohio's recreational-user immuni |
| Kennedy (R) | 2016-05-04 | ruling | 2016-05-04 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Toledo City School District Board of Education v. State Board of Education, 2016-Ohio- |
| Kennedy (R) | 2025-08-20 | ruling | 2025-08-20 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Huntington National Bank v. Schneider, 2025-Ohio-2920, which held that parties to an a |
| Kennedy (R) | 2026-04-23 | ruling | 2026-04-23 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State v. Hill, 2026-Ohio-1427, which held that a prisoner sentenced to death could not |
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ruling April 23, 2026
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State v. Hill, 2026-Ohio-1427, which held that a prisoner sentenced to death could not use Civil Rule 60(B) to reopen the denial of his postconviction-relief petition, because postconviction proceedings are special statutory proceedings to which the Civil Rules do not apply.
Sources: State v. Hill, 2026-Ohio-1427 · Only Process Set by State Law Can Be Used for Postconviction Challenge to Death Sentence
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ruling August 20, 2025
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Huntington National Bank v. Schneider, 2025-Ohio-2920, which held that parties to an arm's-length transaction owe no duty to disclose unknown facts that increase the other party's risk, and reversed a ruling for a business owner who had personally guaranteed a $77 million loan.
Sources: Huntington Natl. Bank v. Schneider, 2025-Ohio-2920 · Bank Not Obligated to Inform Business Owner About Risks Related to Guarantee Agreement
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ruling May 4, 2016
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Toledo City School District Board of Education v. State Board of Education, 2016-Ohio-2806, which held that the Ohio Constitution's Retroactivity Clause protects private citizens and corporations but not political subdivisions, allowing the state to recoup fiscal-2005 school-funding overpayments from the Toledo, Dayton and Cleveland districts.
Sources: Toledo City School Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. State Bd. of Edn., 2016-Ohio-2806 · Local Governments Not Protected by State Constitution's Prohibition of Retroactive Laws
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ruling October 16, 2013
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Pauley v. Circleville, 2013-Ohio-4541, which held that Ohio's recreational-user immunity statute protected the City of Circleville from liability for a sledding injury in a city park, even where the city had stored a debris-filled soil pile there.
Sources: Pauley v. Circleville, 2013-Ohio-4541 · Hazard in City Park Does Not Affect City's Recreational Use Immunity
Money
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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 1-1-2023) (2022) | Republican | Won | 2,307,415 | 56.1% |
| Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2021) (2020) | Republican | Won | 2,735,041 | 55.1% |
| Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2015) (2014) | Republican | Won | 1,828,156 | 72.5% |
| Justice of the Supreme Court (Unexpired term ending 12-31-2014) (2012) | Republican | Won | 2,347,925 | 57.0% |
Offices held
Judge, Butler County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division · 1999 to 2012-12 · elected
Sources: Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy · Sharon L. Kennedy
Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio · 2012-12-07 to 2022-12-31 · elected
Sources: Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy · Sharon L. Kennedy
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio · 2023-01-01 to present · elected
Sources: Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy · Sharon L. Kennedy
Endorsements
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Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Sharon L. Kennedy · 2022 Ohio elections · 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election · Ohio Supreme Court elections · 2012 United States presidential election in Ohio · 2014 Ohio elections · 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election · 2020 Ohio elections · 2020 United States presidential election in Ohio
Every URL on this page, once each.
- Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy · Supreme Court of Ohio · accessed 2026-09-24
- Sharon L. Kennedy · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
- State v. Hill, 2026-Ohio-1427 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2026-04-23 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Only Process Set by State Law Can Be Used for Postconviction Challenge to Death Sentence · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2026-04-23 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Huntington Natl. Bank v. Schneider, 2025-Ohio-2920 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2025-08-20 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Bank Not Obligated to Inform Business Owner About Risks Related to Guarantee Agreement · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2025-08-20 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Toledo City School Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. State Bd. of Edn., 2016-Ohio-2806 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2016-05-04 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Local Governments Not Protected by State Constitution's Prohibition of Retroactive Laws · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2016-05-04 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Pauley v. Circleville, 2013-Ohio-4541 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2013-10-16 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Hazard in City Park Does Not Affect City's Recreational Use Immunity · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2013-10-16 · accessed 2026-09-24
- 2022 Ohio elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
- 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
- LaRose Certifies Results for the November 2022 General Election · Ohio Secretary of State · 2022-12-09
- Ohio Supreme Court elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2012 United States presidential election in Ohio · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2014 Ohio elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2020 Ohio elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2020 United States presidential election in Ohio · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Ballotpedia
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