Person

Terrence O'Donnell

Republican · Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, 2003–2018 · born 1946 in Lakewood, Ohio

Work: Law clerk to Ohio Supreme Court Justice J.J.P. Corrigan, 1971
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Work: Practiced law at Marshman, Snyder & Corrigan in Cleveland for about six years
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Education: Bachelor of Science in political science, Kent State University, 1968
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Education: Juris Doctor, Cleveland State University College of Law, 1971
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Home: Rocky River, Ohio
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Wikipedia · Supreme Court of Ohio justice biography

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no poll on fileLatest poll
none on filePositions in their words
none on fileClaims checked
3Offices held · Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, 2003–2018

5 of 11 sections researched

13 sources · 2000, 2004, 2006, 2012 · updated 2026-09-26

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

What has been checked

Profile 10 entries
On the ballot 0 entries Not a candidate in any 2026 race held on this site; retired from the Court at the end of 2018. 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 2 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 5 entries

Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Terrence O'Donnell, 5 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-26 · Download this chart

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Where they are on the ballotOn the ballot for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2013).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 1-1-2013)

On the ballot

None found in the records checked

The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Terrence O'Donnell 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 entries2 record entries from 2007 to 2014; 2 of them rulings; 3 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for O'Donnell (R), 2 dated entries · as of 2014-03-26 · Download this chart

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Record in office, dated entries
Person	Date	Kind	Entry
O'Donnell (R)	1980	office	Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
O'Donnell (R)	1994	office	Judge, Eighth District Court of Appeals
O'Donnell (R)	2003-05-19	office	Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio
O'Donnell (R)	2007-12-27	ruling	2007-12-27 (ruling): Dissented in part from the majority opinion in Arbino v. Johnson & Johnson, 2007-Ohio-6948, writing that he would have struck down the statu
O'Donnell (R)	2014-03-26	ruling	2014-03-26 (ruling): Wrote a dissenting opinion in Daniel v. Daniel, 2014-Ohio-1161, disagreeing with the majority's holding that unvested military retirement be

ruling March 26, 2014

Wrote a dissenting opinion in Daniel v. Daniel, 2014-Ohio-1161, disagreeing with the majority's holding that unvested military retirement benefits earned during a marriage are marital property subject to division in a divorce.

Source: Daniel v. Daniel, 139 Ohio St.3d 275, 2014-Ohio-1161
ruling December 27, 2007

Dissented in part from the majority opinion in Arbino v. Johnson & Johnson, 2007-Ohio-6948, writing that he would have struck down the statutory cap on noneconomic tort damages.

Source: Arbino v. Johnson & Johnson, 116 Ohio St.3d 468, 2007-Ohio-6948

Money

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

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Where the money went, as filed
Status
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Money, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Terrence O'Donnell 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 Terrence O'Donnell 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 Terrence O'Donnell 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 Terrence O'Donnell 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 1-1-2013), as publishedNo poll of this race naming Terrence O'Donnell 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 1-1-2013), as published
Status
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Elections

Election results, share of the vote4 races on file, 3 won; shares from 43.0% to 69.1%.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 2000-2012 · as of 2012 · Download this chart

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Election results, share of the vote
Group	Item	PCT	Note
	2000 Supreme Court	43.0
	2004 Supreme Court	60.4
	2006 Supreme Court	58.7
	2012 Supreme Court	69.1

Race	Party	Result	Votes	Share
Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2013) (2012)	Republican	Won	2,804,629	69.1%
Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2007) (2006)	Republican	Won	1,903,702	58.7%
Justice of the Supreme Court (Unexpired term ending 12-31-2006) (2004)	Republican	Won	2,496,863	60.4%
Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2001) (2000)	Republican	Lost	1,740,516	43.0%

Offices held

Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas · 1980 to 1994 · elected
Source: Terrence O'Donnell » Supreme Court of Ohio
Judge, Eighth District Court of Appeals · 1994 to 2002 · elected
Source: Terrence O'Donnell » Supreme Court of Ohio
Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio · 2003-05-19 to 2018-12-31 · appointed
Sources: Terrence O'Donnell · Terrence O'Donnell (Ohio) (archived)

Endorsements

Not yet researched

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Terrence O'Donnell · Ohio Supreme Court elections · 2000 United States presidential election in Ohio · 2004 United States presidential election in Ohio · William O'Neill (Ohio judge) · 2006 Ohio gubernatorial election · Michael J. Skindell · 2012 United States presidential election in Ohio

Every URL on this page, once each.

Terrence O'Donnell · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
Daniel v. Daniel, 139 Ohio St.3d 275, 2014-Ohio-1161 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2014-03-26 · accessed 2026-09-24
Arbino v. Johnson & Johnson, 116 Ohio St.3d 468, 2007-Ohio-6948 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2007-12-27 · accessed 2026-09-24
Terrence O'Donnell » Supreme Court of Ohio · Supreme Court of Ohio · accessed 2026-09-26
Terrence O'Donnell (Ohio) (archived) · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-26
Ohio Supreme Court elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
2000 United States presidential election in Ohio · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
2004 United States presidential election in Ohio · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
William O'Neill (Ohio judge) · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
2006 Ohio gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
Michael J. Skindell · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
2012 United States presidential election in Ohio · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25

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