Daniel R. Hawkins
Republican · OH · Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio
Daniel R. Hawkins is a justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, former Franklin County Common Pleas Court judge and prosecutor, and the Republican incumbent candidate for the term beginning January 1, 2027. He was elected statewide in 2024 after service on the trial bench.
Track record
Civil Rights
· 1 record
Daniel R. Hawkins joined the Ohio Supreme Court majority that reinstated the state's ban on gender-transition care for minors while the state's appeal proceeded.
April 29, 2025Against
Source: apnews.com · researched July 13, 2026
General
· 1 record
Hawkins authored a dissent from an Ohio Supreme Court decision involving the evidentiary requirements for a civil stalking protection order.
December 23, 2025
Source: courtnewsohio.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Elections
- Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (Full term commencing 01/01/2027) · November 3, 2026 · Ohio
Profile last researched July 13, 2026.