T. Shawn Hervey
OH · Judge, Harrison County Court of Common Pleas, General and Domestic Relations Divisions
T. Shawn Hervey has been a Harrison County Common Pleas judge since Governor Kasich appointed him in 2013. Before that he was a Harrison County prosecuting attorney from 2003, and he holds a law degree from the University of Toledo.
Track record
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 4 favorable · 3 unfavorable
A state appeals court reversed his court a second time in the Myers v. Vandermark mineral-rights case, ruling the earlier lawsuit did not bar the new claim.
June 30, 2026Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
A state appeals court upheld his court's $250,490 judgment holding a business owner personally liable for his company's debts (State ex rel. Yost v. D & L Ferguson).
April 7, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
A state appeals court upheld his court's custody ruling that ended a shared parenting plan and named the father the children's residential parent (Hodkinson v. Hodkinson).
January 21, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
A state appeals court upheld his court's denial of a defendant's request to withdraw a guilty plea to child endangering, but vacated the sentence because the court did not address merging the two counts (State v. Flenniken).
October 18, 2024Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
A state appeals court reversed his court's dismissal of a mineral-rights suit for lack of standing and sent the case back (Myers v. Vandermark).
August 20, 2024Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
A state appeals court upheld his court's ruling that drilling companies did not search hard enough for mineral owners before claiming their oil and gas rights were abandoned (Jeffco Resources v. Abrecht).
December 22, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
Was appointed by Gov. John Kasich to the Harrison County Court of Common Pleas, General and Domestic Relations Divisions, after ten years as a county prosecuting attorney.
May 30, 2013Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: courtnewsohio.gov
Past race T. Shawn Hervey ran in:
- Judge of the Harrison County Court of Common Pleas (Full term commencing 4-19-2027) · November 3, 2026 · Harrison County, Ohio · incumbent