Jennifer Brunner
Democratic · OH · Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio
Jennifer Brunner is a justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, former Tenth District Court of Appeals judge, former Ohio secretary of state, former common pleas judge, and the Democratic incumbent candidate for the term beginning January 2, 2027. Her career centers on election law, courts, public administration, anti-corruption and judicial reform.
Track record
Election Integrity
· 2 records
Brunner filed a federal lawsuit challenging Ohio's law placing partisan labels beside judicial candidates on general-election ballots.
May 28, 2025For
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, 2024For
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Civil Rights
· 2 records
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, 2025For
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, 2025For
Source: apnews.com · researched July 13, 2026
Impartiality
· 2 records
Brunner filed a federal lawsuit challenging Ohio's law placing partisan labels beside judicial candidates on general-election ballots.
May 28, 2025For
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, 2024For
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Legal Competence
· 1 record
Brunner authored the Ohio Supreme Court majority in State v. Sheckles, reversing exclusion of testimony from a willing former federal prosecutor.
September 6, 2024For
Source: courtnewsohio.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Elections
- Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (Full term commencing 01/02/2027) · November 3, 2026 · Ohio
Profile last researched July 13, 2026.