Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

	Ohio Second District Court of Appeals
	Court information
Judges:	5
Salary:	Associates: $178,108
	Judicial selection
Method:	Partisan election of judges
Term:	6 years

Districts of the Ohio District Courts of Appeals

The Ohio Second District Court of Appeals is one of 12 appellate districts in the state of Ohio. It presides over Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami and Montgomery counties in Ohio. ^[1]

Published opinions of the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals can be found here.

Judges

Judge	Tenure	Appointed By
Michael L. Tucker	February 11, 2017 - Present	Elected
Mary Katherine Huffman	February 9, 2023 - Present	Elected
Chris Epley	February 9, 2021 - Present	Elected
Ronald Lewis	January 20, 2022 - Present	Richard Michael DeWine
Robert Hanseman	February 9, 2025 - Present

Salary

See also: Ohio court salaries and budgets

In 2025, the associate judges of the court received a salary of $178,108, according to the National Center for State Courts.^[3]

Judicial selection

See also: Judicial selection in Ohio

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.^[4]^[5] 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.^[6]

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.^[7]

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.^[8]

Presiding judge

The manner in which the presiding judge is chosen for each appellate district varies among the districts.^[9]

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.^[7]

Elections

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Term starts 02/11/2029

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Term starts 02/09/2029

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Term starts 02/10/2029

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

General election for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Robert Hanseman (R) won election in the general election for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Robert Hanseman (R)	100.0	347,413

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 347,413
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for March 19, 2024, was canceled.

Republican primary

Republican primary for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Robert Hanseman (R) defeated incumbent Chris Epley (R) in the Republican primary for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Robert Hanseman	66.5	60,947
	Submit photo	Chris Epley	33.5	30,662

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 91,609
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Michael Tucker's seat

General election

General election for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Incumbent Michael L. Tucker (R) won election in the general election for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michael L. Tucker (R)	100.0	257,202

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 257,202
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for May 3, 2022, was canceled.

Republican primary

Republican primary for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Incumbent Michael L. Tucker (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michael L. Tucker	100.0	79,749

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,749
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Michael Hall's seat

General election

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Incumbent Ronald Lewis (R) won election in the general election for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ronald Lewis (R)	100.0	256,094

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 256,094
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for May 3, 2022, was canceled.

Republican primary

Republican primary for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Incumbent Ronald Lewis (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ronald Lewis	100.0	78,635

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,635
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Mary Donovan's seat

General election

General election for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Mary Katherine Huffman (R) won election in the general election for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mary Katherine Huffman (R)	100.0	262,552

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 262,552
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for May 3, 2022, was canceled.

Republican primary

Republican primary for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Mary Katherine Huffman (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mary Katherine Huffman	100.0	81,275

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 81,275
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General election

General election for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Chris Epley (Nonpartisan) defeated Marshall Lachman (Nonpartisan) in the general election for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Chris Epley (Nonpartisan)	54.4	232,026
	Submit photo	Marshall Lachman (Nonpartisan)	45.6	194,737

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 426,763
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Marshall Lachman (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Marshall Lachman	100.0	50,501

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,501
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Chris Epley (R) defeated Jeff Rezabek (R) in the Republican primary for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Chris Epley	51.6	35,920
		Jeff Rezabek	48.4	33,697

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,617
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General election

General election for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Incumbent Jeffrey M. Welbaum (R) won election in the general election for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeffrey M. Welbaum (R)	100.0	259,674

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 259,674
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Incumbent Jeffrey M. Welbaum (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeffrey M. Welbaum	100.0	66,340

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 66,340
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Previous election results

2016

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2016

Candidates

Judge Donovan's seat

■ Mary Donovan (R) (Incumbent/Unopposed)

Judge Hall's seat

■ Michael T. Hall (R) (Incumbent/Unopposed)

Judge Fain's seat

Judge Mike Fain (D) reached the mandatory retirement age.

■ Michael L. Tucker (R) (Unopposed)

Election results

November 8 general election

Incumbent Mary Donovan ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, Donovan's seat.

Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, Donovan's Seat, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mary Donovan Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	301,466
Total Votes (100% reporting)				301,466
Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results

Incumbent Michael T. Hall ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, Hall's seat.

Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, Hall's Seat, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael T. Hall Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	289,768
Total Votes (100% reporting)				289,768
Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results

Michael L. Tucker ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, Fain's seat.

Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, Fain's Seat, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael L. Tucker (unopposed)	100.00%	288,800
Total Votes (100% reporting)				288,800
Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results

March 15 primary election

Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, Judge Donovan's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mary Donovan Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	127,052
Total Votes				127,052
Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results

Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, Judge Hall's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael T. Hall Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	124,311
Total Votes				124,311
Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results

Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, Judge Fain's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael L. Tucker (unopposed)	100.00%	122,084
Total Votes				122,084
Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results

2014

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2014

Term commencing 2/9/2015

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
FroelichJeffrey Froelich A	Yes	Democratic	100%A	52.2% A
VaughnRobert Vaughn	No	Republican	100%A	47.8% D

2012

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
IngramCarley Ingram	No	Democratic	Term commencing 2/9/2013	60.2%A	46.06% A
HeckmanDarrell Heckman	No	Democratic	Term commencing 2/9/2013	39.7%
WelbaumJeffrey M. Welbaum A	No	Republican	Term commencing 2/9/2013	97.1%A	53.94% A

2010

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2010

Ohio Second District Court of Appeals 2010 elections
Court	Candidates	Details	Results
Second District, Term Commencing February 9	(R): Mary Donovan	Mary Donovan was up for re-election.	Mary Donovan^[10]
Second District, Term Commencing February 10	(R): Michael T. Hall and George B. Reynolds		Michael T. Hall^[10]
Second District, Term Commencing February 11	(D): Mike Fain	Mike Fain was up for re-election.	Mike Fain^[10]

Ethics

The Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct sets forth ethical guidelines and principles for the conduct of judges and judicial candidates in Ohio. It consists of four overarching canons:

Canon 1: "A judge shall uphold and promote the independence, integrity, and impartiality of the judiciary, and shall avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety."
Canon 2: "A judge shall perform the duties of judicial office impartially, competently, and diligently."
Canon 3: "A judge shall conduct the judge’s personal and extrajudicial activities so as to minimize the risk of conflict with the obligations of judicial office."
Canon 4: "A judge or judicial candidate shall not engage in political or campaign activity that is inconsistent with the independence, integrity, or impartiality of the judiciary."^[11]

The full text of the Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct can be found here.

Removal of judges

Judges in Ohio may be removed in one of three ways:^[12]^[13]

Retirement, removal or suspension by a special Supreme Court commission.
Removal by a concurrent resolution of two-thirds of the members of both houses of the Ohio General Assembly.
Conviction by a two-thirds vote of the Ohio Senate, upon impeachment by a majority vote of the Ohio House of Representatives.

Noteworthy cases

• Failure to use a turn signal constitutes a valid basis for search and seizure in an Ohio residence (2013)
Judge(s):Jeffrey Froelich (Ohio v. Lam, C.A. No. 25336)

Click for summary→

On February 15, the Second District Court of Appeals ruled that the warrantless entry by police officers into the home of a driver who failed to signal a turn was valid.
Police used a battering ram to enter the home of Jeffrey Lam, who was known to the officers, after he failed to use a turn signal while driving, a minor misdemeanor under Ohio law. The officers pursued Lam to his home, where he entered the residence and locked the door. Lam refused to allow the police entry; as a result, the police used force to enter the home. The officers then cited police safety as a reason to conduct a search, during which they discovered drugs. Lam was subsequently arrested and convicted based on the evidence seized during that search. His motion to suppress the evidence was denied by the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas during his trial.
Writing for the majority, Judge Jeffrey Froelich explained the decision:

“

"Although we are bound by supreme court precedent, we have reservations about permitting police officers to chase a suspect who is known to have committed only a minor traffic violation and to forcibly enter into his house, in the absence of exigent circumstances. This may be the unusual situation where legal reasoning has plunged off the slippery slope or where the exceptions have swallowed the rule."^[14]^[15]^[16]

”

Lam had the opportunity to appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court, as the opinion "called on the state Supreme Court to overturn the precedent" established by Middletown v. Flinchum.^[14] Decided in 2002, Flinchum extended the hot pursuit doctrine to misdemeanors. Traditionally, the hot pursuit doctrine allowed for the warrantless entry of the home of a suspect police are actively pursuing on suspicion of a felony.

State profile

Demographic data for Ohio
	Ohio	U.S.
Total population:	11,605,090	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	40,861	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	82.4%	73.6%
Black/African American:	12.2%	12.6%
Asian:	1.9%	5.1%
Native American:	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.5%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	3.4%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	89.1%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	26.1%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$49,429	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	19.6%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Ohio. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Ohio

Ohio voted Republican in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, nine are located in Ohio, accounting for 4.37 percent of the total pivot counties.^[17]

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Ohio had eight Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 4.42 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.

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External links

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Footnotes

↑ Ohio Second District Court of Appeals
↑ The salary of the chief judge may be higher than an associate judge.
↑ National Center for State Courts, "2025 Salaries and Rankings," accessed October 8, 2025
↑ Ohio Secretary of State, “Ohio Candidate Requirement Guide,” accessed December 7, 2021
↑ Ohio General Assembly, “(Senate Bill Number 80),” accessed December 7, 2021
↑ Supreme Court of Ohio, "Courts of Appeal," accessed September 9, 2024
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Ohio," accessed September 1, 2021
↑ Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules, "Section 2501.02 | Qualification, term, and jurisdiction of appellate judges.," accessed April 12, 2023
↑ Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules, "Section 2501.06 | Presiding judge - administrative judge," accessed April 12, 2023
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 Ohio Secretary of State, "Live Election Results"
↑ Supreme Court of Ohio, "Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct," accessed August 18, 2025
↑ Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules, "Section 2701.11 | Rules for retirement for disability, removal and suspension for cause of judges.," accessed August 19, 2025
↑ Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules, "Article IV, Section 17 | Judges removable," accessed August 19, 2025
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 Newspaper.com, "Ohio court upholds police entry into home over failure to signal turn," February 19, 2013
↑ Newspaper.com, "Ohio v. Lam," February 15, 2013
↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.

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Ohio District Courts of Appeals
Judicial selection in Ohio • 2026 elections • Ohio Supreme Court

First District

Peter Stautberg • Marilyn Zayas • Ginger Bock • Jennifer Kinsley •

Second District

Mike Fain • Jeffrey M. Welbaum • Mary Katherine Huffman • Michael L. Tucker • Chris Epley • Ronald Lewis •

Third District

John Willamowski • Richard M. Rogers (Ohio) • William R. Zimmerman • Mark Miller (Ohio court of appeals) • Juergen Waldick •

Fourth District

Peter Abele • Marie Hoover • Mike Hess • Kristy Wilkin •

Fifth District

Scott Gwin • William Hoffman • John Wise • Patricia Delaney • Andrew King (Ohio) •

Sixth District

Thomas Osowik • Gene Zmuda • Steve Yarbrough (Ohio) • Myron Duhart • Christine Mayle • Charles Sulek •

Seventh District

Cheryl Waite • Carol Ann Robb • Mark Hanni • Katelyn Dickey •

Eighth District

Mary Boyle • Sean Gallagher • Mary Kilbane • Emanuella Groves • Kathleen Ann Keough • Anita Laster Mays • Deena R. Calabrese • Eileen T. Gallagher • Timothy McCormack (Ohio) • Michael John Ryan (Ohio) • Eileen A. Gallagher • Michelle Sheehan • Lisa Forbes •

Ninth District

Carla Moore • Donna Carr • Beth Whitmore • Scot Stevenson • Betty Sutton • Jennifer Lee Hensal • Jill Flagg Lanzinger •

Tenth District

Julia L. Dorrian • Terri Jamison • Betsy Luper Schuster • David Leland • Kristin Boggs • Michael Mentel • Carly Edelstein •

Eleventh District

Mary Jane Trapp • Colleen O'Toole • Eugene A. Lucci • John Eklund (Ohio) • Matt Lynch • Robert Patton •

Twelfth District

Stephen Powell • Robert Hendrickson (Ohio) • Michael E. Powell (Ohio) • Robin N. Piper • Matthew Byrne •

Ohio courts

Federal courts:

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio

State courts:

Ohio Supreme Court • Ohio District Courts of Appeal • Ohio Courts of Common Pleas • Ohio County Courts • Ohio Municipal Courts • Ohio Court of Claims

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[1] Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

[2] The salary of the chief judge may be higher than an associate judge.

[3] National Center for State Courts, "2025 Salaries and Rankings," accessed October 8, 2025

[2022update-4] Ohio Secretary of State, “Ohio Candidate Requirement Guide,” accessed December 7, 2021

[2022law-5] Ohio General Assembly, “(Senate Bill Number 80),” accessed December 7, 2021

[coa-6] Supreme Court of Ohio, "Courts of Appeal," accessed September 9, 2024

[OHgeneral-7] 7.0 ^7.1 National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Ohio," accessed September 1, 2021

[8] Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules, "Section 2501.02 | Qualification, term, and jurisdiction of appellate judges.," accessed April 12, 2023

[9] Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules, "Section 2501.06 | Presiding judge - administrative judge," accessed April 12, 2023

[sos-10] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 Ohio Secretary of State, "Live Election Results"

[11] Supreme Court of Ohio, "Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct," accessed August 18, 2025

[12] Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules, "Section 2701.11 | Rules for retirement for disability, removal and suspension for cause of judges.," accessed August 19, 2025

[13] Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules, "Article IV, Section 17 | Judges removable," accessed August 19, 2025

[article-14] 14.0 ^14.1 Newspaper.com, "Ohio court upholds police entry into home over failure to signal turn," February 19, 2013

[15] Newspaper.com, "Ohio v. Lam," February 15, 2013

[quotedisclaimer-16] Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

[17] The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.

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Court information
Judges:	5
Salary:	Associates: $178,108^[2]
Judicial selection
Method:	Partisan election of judges
Term:	6 years

Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Judges

Salary

Judicial selection

Qualifications

Presiding judge

Vacancies

Elections

Term starts 02/11/2029

Term starts 02/09/2029

Term starts 02/10/2029

General election

General election for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Republican primary for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Michael Tucker's seat

General election

General election for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Republican primary for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Michael Hall's seat

General election

General election for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Republican primary for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Mary Donovan's seat

General election

General election for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Republican primary for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

General election

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Republican primary

Republican primary for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

General election

General election for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Republican primary

Republican primary for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Ethics

Removal of judges

Noteworthy cases

State profile

Presidential voting pattern

Pivot Counties (2016)

Pivot Counties (2020)

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