Ohio intermediate appellate court elections, 2024

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The terms of 24 Ohio intermediate appellate court judges will expire in 2025. The 24 seats are up for partisan election on November 5, 2024. The primary was March 19, 2024. The filing deadline was December 20, 2023.

Candidates and results

First District

General election

First District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 02/09/2025

Terry Nestor

Sean Donovan

Term commencing 02/10/2025

Marilyn Zayas (i)

Stacy Lefton

Term commencing 02/11/2025

Candace Crouse (i)

M. Elizabeth Polston

Term commencing 02/12/2025

Rich Moore

Robert Goering

Primäre

First District Court of Appeals primaries, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 02/09/2025

Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Nestor

Green check mark transparent.pngSean Donovan

Term commencing 02/10/2025

Green check mark transparent.pngMarilyn Zayas (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngStacy Lefton

Term commencing 02/11/2025

Green check mark transparent.pngCandace Crouse (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngM. Elizabeth Polston

Term commencing 02/12/2025

Green check mark transparent.pngRich Moore

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Goering


Second District

General election

First District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 02/09/2025

Robert Hanseman

Primäre

Second District Court of Appeals primaries, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 02/09/2025

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Chris Epley (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Hanseman


Third District

General election

First District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 02/09/2025

John Willamowski (i)

Primäre

Third District Court of Appeals primaries, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 02/09/2025

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Willamowski (i)


Fourth District

General election

First District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 02/09/2025

Jason Smith (i)

Term commencing 02/10/2025

Mike Hess (i)

Primäre

Fourth District Court of Appeals primaries, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 02/09/2025

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJason Smith (i)

Term commencing 02/10/2025

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMike Hess (i)


Fifth District

General election

First District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 02/09/2025

Robert G. Montgomery

Term commencing 02/10/2025

Kevin Popham  Candidate Connection

Term commencing 02/11/2025

David Gormley  Candidate Connection

Primäre

Fifth District Court of Appeals primaries, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 02/09/2025

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Aletha Carver  Candidate Connection
Jeff Furr
Green check mark transparent.pngRobert G. Montgomery

Term commencing 02/10/2025

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Dixie Park
Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Popham  Candidate Connection

Term commencing 02/11/2025

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Patricia Delaney (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Gormley  Candidate Connection


Sixth District

General election

First District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 02/09/2025

Gene A. Zmuda (i)

Primäre

Sixth District Court of Appeals primaries, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 02/09/2025

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngGene A. Zmuda (i)


Seventh District

General election

First District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 02/09/2025

Katelyn Dickey (i)

Primäre

Seventh District Court of Appeals primaries, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 02/09/2025

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKatelyn Dickey (i)
Mary DeGenaro


Eighth District

General election

First District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 01/01/2025

Deena R. Calabrese

Term commencing 01/02/2025

Michelle Sheehan (i)

Term commencing 01/03/2025

Eileen T. Gallagher (i)

Term commencing 02/09/2025

Mary Boyle (i)

Primäre

Eighth District Court of Appeals primaries, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 01/01/2025

Green check mark transparent.pngDeena R. Calabrese

The Republican primary was canceled.


Term commencing 01/02/2025

Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Sheehan (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Term commencing 01/03/2025

Green check mark transparent.pngEileen T. Gallagher (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Term commencing 02/09/2025

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Boyle (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.



Ninth District

General election

First District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 02/09/2025

Steve Elliott

Jennifer Lee Hensal (i)

Primäre

Ninth District Court of Appeals primaries, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 02/09/2025

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Elliott

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Lee Hensal (i)


Tenth District

General election

First District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 02/09/2025

Laurel Beatty Blunt (i)

Term commencing 02/10/2025

Shawn Dingus

Primäre

Tenth District Court of Appeals primaries, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 02/09/2025

Green check mark transparent.pngLaurel Beatty Blunt (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Term commencing 02/10/2025

Green check mark transparent.pngShawn Dingus

The Republican primary was canceled.



Eleventh District

General election

First District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 02/09/2025

John Eklund (i)

Term commencing 02/10/2025

Scott Lynch

Unexpired term ending 02/09/2027

Robert Patton (i)  Candidate Connection

Primäre

Eleventh District Court of Appeals primaries, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 02/09/2025

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Eklund (i)
Shelley Pratt

Term commencing 02/10/2025

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngScott Lynch
Colleen O'Toole

Unexpired term ending 02/09/2027

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Patton (i)  Candidate Connection


Twelfth District

General election

First District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 02/09/2025

Melena Siebert  Candidate Connection

Primäre

Twelfth District Court of Appeals primaries, 2024

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Term commencing 02/09/2025

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Barbara Schneider Carter
Green check mark transparent.pngMelena Siebert  Candidate Connection


Campaign finance

See also: Campaign finance

The section and tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. To view data for a district, click on the appropriate bar below to expand it. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.

Judges not on the ballot

Selection

The judges of the Ohio District Courts of Appeal are selected through partisan primaries and partisan general elections. Previously, these judges were selected through partisan primaries and nonpartisan general elections, known as the Michigan method.[1][2] The number of judges on the court of appeals varies by district over time, based on district size and caseload. Each district has between four and 12 judges.[3]

All judges serve six-year terms, after which they are required to run for re-election if they wish to remain on the court. District courts of appeal candidates are chosen in their respective appellate districts.[4]

Qualifications

To serve on the Ohio District Courts of Appeals, a judge must:

  • have at least six years in the practice of law;
  • be licensed to practice law in the state for at least one year preceding appointment or commencement of the judge's term;
  • a judge of a court of record in any jurisdiction in the U.S.; and
  • be under the age of 70.[5]

Presiding judge

The manner in which the presiding judge is chosen for each appellate district varies among the districts.[6]

Vacancies

In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a replacement. The appointee serves until the next general election taking place 40 or more days after the vacancy occurred. If re-elected, the judge serves the remainder of his or her predecessor's unexpired term.[4]

In 2007, Governor Ted Strickland (D) issued an executive order creating a judicial appointment recommendation panel to assist in making new appointments. The panel evaluates applicants and advises the governor, but the governor is not bound to the panel's recommendations.[4] A similar system was established in 1972 under Governor Jack Gilligan (D), but it was abolished by Governor James A. Rhodes (R) three years later.[7]


See also

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