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.
Where Daniel R. Hawkins stands, based on their records
Opposes
Civil Rights (1 record)
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Track record
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 oppose
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, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: apnews.com · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Authored the Ohio Supreme Court opinion in State ex rel. Hicks v. Clermont County Board of Elections, denying a writ seeking to compel a hearing on a candidate-ballot protest.
March 24, 2026
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov · researched August 21, 2026
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
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
Hawkins authored a dissent from an Ohio Supreme Court decision involving the evidentiary requirements for a civil stalking protection order.
December 23, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: courtnewsohio.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Race Daniel R. Hawkins is in:
- Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (Full term commencing 01/01/2027) · November 3, 2026 · Ohio
Profile last researched July 13, 2026.