Jennifer Brunner
Democratic · OH · Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio
Jennifer Brunner is a justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio and a former appeals judge, common pleas judge, and Ohio secretary of state. Her career centers on election law, court administration, and judicial reform.
Where Jennifer Brunner stands, based on their records
Supports
Election Integrity (2 records), Civil Rights (3 records)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 2 support
Brunner filed a federal lawsuit challenging Ohio's law placing partisan labels beside judicial candidates on general-election ballots.
May 28, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: apnews.com · researched July 13, 2026
Jennifer Brunner concurred in part and dissented in part in the Citizens Not Politicians ballot-language case, arguing that additional language approved by the ballot board would mislead voters.
September 16, 2024Supports Election Integrity
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 support
Brunner dissented in an Ohio public-records case, arguing that public access outweighed asserted police-officer privacy interests for non-victim body-camera footage.
November 25, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: courtnewsohio.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Brunner dissented when the Ohio Supreme Court reinstated the state's ban on gender-transition care for minors while an appeal proceeded.
April 29, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: apnews.com · researched July 13, 2026
Brunner authored the Ohio Supreme Court majority in State v. Sheckles, reversing exclusion of testimony from a willing former federal prosecutor.
September 6, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: courtnewsohio.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Impartiality
Impartiality · 2 favorable
Brunner filed a federal lawsuit challenging Ohio's law placing partisan labels beside judicial candidates on general-election ballots.
May 28, 2025Favorable on Impartiality
Source: apnews.com · researched July 13, 2026
Jennifer Brunner concurred in part and dissented in part in the Citizens Not Politicians ballot-language case, arguing that additional language approved by the ballot board would mislead voters.
September 16, 2024Favorable on Impartiality
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Race Jennifer Brunner is in:
- Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (Full term commencing 01/02/2027) · November 3, 2026 · Ohio
Profile last researched August 7, 2026.