Sharon L. Kennedy

Sharon Lee Kennedy (born March 15, 1962) in Hamilton County, Ohio. She graduated from Northwest High School in 1980, She was then a law clerk for Judge Matthew J. Crehan and director of the victim/witness division for the Butler County Court of Common Pleas from 1989 to 1991. On November 6, 2012, she defeated incumbent Democratic candidate Yvette McGee Brown, who had been appointed to the seat on January 1, 2011, by Governor Ted Strickland. She was sworn in December 7, 2012, after the election was certified.

Judicial ethics Kennedy's ethics were questioned in 2022 after she spoke to a Republican organization and called the issue of redistricting "the fight of our life," and made accusations about progressive groups and individuals, including those who are parties to cases pending before the court.

2022 Campaign for chief justice Kennedy, who was re-elected in 2020, ran to replace Maureen O'Connor as Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. Her opponent was fellow associate justice, Democrat Jennifer Brunner. Kennedy went on to win the race.

Personal Kennedy is single.