Person
William M. O'Neill
- Work
- Civil-rights attorney, union organizer and registered nurse before serving as a judge
Source: William O'Neill (Ohio judge)
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Ohio University, 1969
Source: William O'Neill (Ohio judge)
- Education
- Juris Doctor, Cleveland State University College of Law, 1980
Source: William O'Neill (Ohio judge)
- Military service
- U.S. Army, from 1969; awarded the Bronze Star Medal for service in Vietnam; retired from the Ohio National Guard as a lieutenant colonel in 2001
Source: William O'Neill (Ohio judge)
Wikipedia · Supreme Court of Ohio justice biography
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- 2Offices held · Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, 2013–2018
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Not yet researched: Where they stand, What they have said, checked, Money, Financial interests, Polling and approval, Endorsements given.
What has been checked
- Profile 8 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
- Money Not yet researched
- Financial interests Not yet researched
- Polling and approval Not yet researched
- Elections 5 entries This site holds no race record yet for the races this person ran in; the offices won are listed under Offices held. His unsuccessful runs for the Supreme Court in 2004 and 2006, for the U.S. House in 2008 and 2010, and for governor in the 2018 Democratic primary are not listed there because none was won.
- Endorsements given Not yet researched
- Sources 4 entries
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The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Chamber | District | Note |
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| Statewide | All of Ohio | Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2013) |
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Where they stand
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What they have said, checked
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Record in office
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Person | Date | Kind | Entry |
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| O'Neill (D) | 1997-02-09 | office | Judge, Eleventh District Court of Appeals |
| O'Neill (D) | 2013-01-02 | office | Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio |
| O'Neill (D) | 2013-10-16 | ruling | 2013-10-16 (ruling): Wrote a dissenting opinion in Pauley v. Circleville, 2013-Ohio-4541, arguing that the city's recreational-user immunity should not have shie |
| O'Neill (D) | 2014-07-17 | ruling | 2014-07-17 (ruling): Wrote a dissenting opinion in Transtar Electric, Inc. v. A.E.M. Electric Services Corp., 2014-Ohio-3095, disagreeing with the majority's hol |
| O'Neill (D) | 2014-10-21 | ruling | 2014-10-21 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State v. Gilbert, 2014-Ohio-4562, which held that a trial court loses jurisdiction to |
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ruling October 21, 2014
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State v. Gilbert, 2014-Ohio-4562, which held that a trial court loses jurisdiction to reconsider a sentence once a final judgment has been imposed under Crim.R. 32, even if the defendant is later alleged to have violated the plea agreement.
Source: Trial Court Cannot Reconsider Sentence When Defendant Does Not Comply with Plea Agreement
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ruling July 17, 2014
Wrote a dissenting opinion in Transtar Electric, Inc. v. A.E.M. Electric Services Corp., 2014-Ohio-3095, disagreeing with the majority's holding that a subcontract's "condition precedent" payment language transferred the risk of the project owner's nonpayment from the general contractor to the subcontractor.
Source: Transtar Electric, Inc. v. A.E.M. Electric Services Corp., 140 Ohio St.3d 193, 2014-Ohio-3095
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ruling October 16, 2013
Wrote a dissenting opinion in Pauley v. Circleville, 2013-Ohio-4541, arguing that the city's recreational-user immunity should not have shielded it from a claim over a debris pile in a city park.
Source: Pauley v. Circleville, 137 Ohio St.3d 212, 2013-Ohio-4541
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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| Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2013) (2012) | Democratic | Won | 2,115,841 | 52.5% |
| U.S. Representative, Ohio's 14th District (2010) | Democratic | Lost | 72,604 | 31.4% |
| U.S. Representative, Ohio's 14th District (2008) | Democratic | Lost | 125,214 | 38.7% |
| Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2007) (2006) | Democratic | Lost | 1,341,258 | 41.3% |
| Justice of the Supreme Court (Unexpired term ending 12-31-2006) (2004) | Democratic | Lost | 1,635,718 | 39.6% |
Offices held
Judge, Eleventh District Court of Appeals · 1997-02-09 to 2007-06-30 · elected
Source: William O'Neill (Ohio judge)
Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio · 2013-01-02 to 2018-01-26 · elected
Source: William O'Neill (Ohio judge)
Endorsements
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Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: William O'Neill (Ohio judge) · Ohio Supreme Court elections · 2004 United States presidential election in Ohio · 2006 Ohio gubernatorial election · 2012 United States presidential election in Ohio
Every URL on this page, once each.
- William O'Neill (Ohio judge) · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
- Trial Court Cannot Reconsider Sentence When Defendant Does Not Comply with Plea Agreement · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2014-10-21 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Transtar Electric, Inc. v. A.E.M. Electric Services Corp., 140 Ohio St.3d 193, 2014-Ohio-3095 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2014-07-17 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Pauley v. Circleville, 137 Ohio St.3d 212, 2013-Ohio-4541 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2013-10-16 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Ohio Supreme Court elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2004 United States presidential election in Ohio · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2006 Ohio gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2012 United States presidential election in Ohio · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2008 (Excel edition, sheet '2008 House and Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2008 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 2008 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2010 (Excel edition, sheet '2010 US House & Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2010 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
- Supreme Court of Ohio justice biography
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