Megan E. Shanahan | |
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Justice-elect of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
Assuming office January 1, 2025 | |
Succeeding | Michael P. Donnelly |
Judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas | |
Assumed office April 13,2015 | |
Appointed by | John Kasich |
Personal details | |
Born | 1972or1973(age 51–52) [1] |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Kent State University (BA) University of Cincinnati (JD) |
Megan E. Shanahan (born 1972 or 1973) is an American lawyer who has served as a judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas since 2015. She is a justice-elect of the Ohio Supreme Court.
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]
She started her career as assistant prosecutor in Butler County. [1]
In 2011 she was elected as a 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. [3]
In March 2023,Shanahan announced her run to become a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court; [4] eventually becoming one of six candidates running for three seats on the Ohio Supreme Court. [5] Shanahan was endorsed by the Ohio Republican Party. [6] Shanahan was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in the 2024 election held on November 5,2024.
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