Prior to 2023, the Chief Justice O'Connor was Republican but tended to vote with Democrats on some key issues. She could not run for reelection due to a mandatory age limit of 70 and, in November 2022, Justice Sharon Kennedy won the election to replace her as Chief Justice.<ref name="Ohio"/> Gov. DeWine then appointed former longtime prosecutor Joe Deters to the Ohio Supreme Court. | Prior to 2023, the Chief Justice O'Connor was Republican but tended to vote with Democrats on some key issues. She could not run for reelection due to a mandatory age limit of 70 and, in November 2022, Justice Sharon Kennedy won the election to replace her as Chief Justice.<ref name="Ohio"/> Gov. DeWine then appointed former longtime prosecutor Joe Deters to the Ohio Supreme Court. |