Marilyn Zayas
Democratic · OH · Judge of the Ohio First District Court of Appeals
Marilyn Zayas is a judge on Ohio's First District Court of Appeals and was the state's first Latina appellate judge. A former private-practice attorney, she has served by assignment on multiple appellate districts.
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Track record
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 2 favorable
Concurred separately when the appeals court struck down Cincinnati's alarm registration charges as unlawful taxes, adding the city could still write a fair replacement ordinance (White v. Cincinnati).
November 10, 2021Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Marilyn Zayas authored the appellate majority in State v. Smith reversing and discharging a telecommunications-harassment conviction because the evidence was legally insufficient.
February 3, 2021Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Race Marilyn Zayas is in:
- Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (Full term commencing 01/01/2027) · November 3, 2026 · Ohio
Profile last researched August 7, 2026.