Democrats set sights on protecting, adding to Ohio Supreme Court seats

By: Susan Tebben

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: May 8, 2026

Words: 552

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago


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Democratic judges have an uphill battle to change the 6-1 Ohio Supreme Court, where Justice Jennifer Brunner is an island unto herself in a sea of Republican justices. But she and another judge making a run for a seat in November sense a change in the winds when it comes to Democratic support, both in the judicial system and elsewhere.

“As I travel the state, I am taken by the movement, the energy, the sort …

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