Judith French
2021 - Present
2027
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Judith French (Republican Party) is the Ohio Director of Insurance. She assumed office on January 19, 2021. Her current term ends on January 11, 2027.
French (Nonpartisan, Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Ohio Supreme Court. French lost in the general election on November 3, 2020. She advanced from the Republican primary on April 28, 2020.
She was appointed to the position by Gov. Mike DeWine (R) on January 19, 2021, to succeed interim director Tynesia Dorsey.[1]
Biography
Judith French lives in Grandview Heights, Ohio.[2] French earned a B.A. in political science, M.A. in history, and J.D. from Ohio State University. Her career experience includes working as chief legal counsel to former Governor Bob Taft; an assistant attorney general with the office of the Ohio Attorney General; the deputy director of legal affairs with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency; associate counsel with Steelcase, Inc.; and an associate with Porter, Wright, Morris, & Arthur.[2][3]
Elections
2020
See also: Ohio Supreme Court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Ohio Supreme Court
Jennifer L. Brunner defeated incumbent Judith French in the general election for Ohio Supreme Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jennifer L. Brunner (Nonpartisan)  | 55.3 | 2,695,072 |
 | Judith French (Nonpartisan) | 44.7 | 2,174,820 | |
| Total votes: 4,869,892 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio Supreme Court
Jennifer L. Brunner advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio Supreme Court on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer L. Brunner | 100.0 | 675,231 |
| Total votes: 675,231 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio Supreme Court
Incumbent Judith French advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio Supreme Court on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Judith French | 100.0 | 618,739 |
| Total votes: 618,739 | |||
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Campaign finance
2014
See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2014
French ran for re-election to the Ohio Supreme Court.
General: She defeated John P. O’Donnell in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 55.9 percent of the vote.
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2010
- See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2010
French ran unopposed for her seat on the Tenth District Court of Appeals in the Republican primary. She defeated Edward Parks in the general election, receiving 56.4% of the vote.[3][5]
2012 judicial poll
In even numbered years, the Columbus Bar Association polls attorneys in Franklin County, asking them to evaluate the performance of sitting judges in four categories and overall. Below are Judge French's ratings from 2012:
- Objectivity: 3.8
- Judicial temperament: 4.3
- Legal knowledge: 4.1
- Quality of opinions: 3.9
- Overall: 4.0 - Average overall score of judges in 2012 was 3.9.[6]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Judith French did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cleveland.com, "Ex-Ohio Supreme Court Justice Judith French named director of state Department of Insurance," January 19, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ohio Department of Insurance, "Judith L. French," accessed May 13, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mortiz College of Law News, "Judith L. French '88 Elected to Ohio 10th District Court of Appeals," 2004
- ↑ Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidates for the May 6, 2014 Primary Election," February 18, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, Official Website: Election Results, Court of Common Pleas: November 2, 2010
- ↑ Columbus Bar Association, "2012 Judicial Performance Poll"
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