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Megan Shanahan | |
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| Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Donnelly |
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| Born | 1972or1973(age 51–52) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Kent State University (BA) University of Cincinnati (JD) |
Megan E. Shanahan (born 1972 or 1973) [1] is an American lawyer who has served as a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court since 2025. She served as a judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas from 2015 to 2024.
Shanahan received a Bachelor of Arts from Kent State University in 1995 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 2000. [2]
Shanahan started her legal career as assistant prosecutor in Butler County, [1] eventually rising to become Supervising Attorney of the office's Felony Division. [3] During her time in the prosecutor's office she worked for County Prosecutor Joe Deters,who would eventually become her colleague on the Ohio Supreme Court. [4]
In 2011 she was elected as a Hamilton County municipal court judge. Then in 2015,she was appointed by Governor John Kasich to a seat on the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court. [1] She assumed office on April 13,2015. [5]
In March 2023,Shanahan announced her run to become a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court; [6] eventually becoming one of six candidates running for three seats on the Ohio Supreme Court. [7] Shanahan was endorsed by the Ohio Republican Party. [8] During the campaign Shanahan expressed her opposition to what she called "legislating from the bench." [4] She also Shanahan was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in the 2024 election held on November 5,2024,defeating incumbent Associate Justice Michael P. Donnelly,a Democrat,by a 56% to 44% margin.
Shanahan is married and has two children. She is a member of St. Mary Hyde Park Catholic Church in Cincinnati. She is also a member of the Federalist Society. [3]
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