Former immigration judge wins in tight Ohio Supreme Court Republican primary

By: Susan Tebben

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: May 6, 2026

Words: 271

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Former Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Colleen O’Donnell defeated a four-person Republican primary field to earn the nomination for the party, cementing the race against Democratic Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner in the general election.

Races for the state’s top judicial positions were made explicitly partisan when Republican state lawmakers added party labels to the races starting in 2022. Brunner is currently the only Democratic justice on the 6-1 Republican court.

O’Donnell said she …

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