Mary DeGenaro

Mary DeGenaro (born April 25, 1961) is a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio.

Mary DeGenaro
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio
In office
January 28, 2018 – January 1, 2019
Appointed byJohn Kasich
Preceded byWilliam O'Neill
Succeeded byMelody J. Stewart
Judge of the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals
In office
February 9, 2001 – January 28, 2018
Personal details
Born (1961-04-25) April 25, 1961
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
EducationYoungstown State University (B.A.)
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D.)

Biography

DeGenaro received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Youngstown State University in 1983 and her Juris Doctor from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1986.[1]

After graduation from law school, she served as a law clerk to Judge George Washington White of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.[2]

She served 14 years in private practice before her election to the bench. During her judicial service, she also served as an adjunct faculty member for the political science department at Youngstown State University.[2]

State court service

DeGenaro served as a judge from 2001 to 2018 on the Seventh District Court of Appeals in Youngstown.[1][3] She was sworn in on February 9, 2001.[2]

Supreme Court of Ohio service

On January 25, 2018 Governor John Kasich announced his appointment of DeGenaro to fill the seat vacated by the retirement of William O'Neill.[4] She was sworn in as Ohio's 159th Justice on January 28, 2018.[5] At the time of her appointment, it made the composition of the court all Republican jurists and majority female.[6]

On November 8, 2018, DeGenaro faced Melody J. Stewart in the general election for a seat on the Supreme Court. Stewart won the seat 52.5% to 47.5%.[7]

Recognition and memberships

She served as vice president of the Ohio Women's Bar Association at the time of her Supreme Court appointment.

In 2005, she began serving as a founding member of the Ohio State Bar Association's Appellate Practice Specialty Certification Board, which administers the specialty bar examination and certification.[2]

References
  1. "Kasich appoints Appellate Judge Mary Degenaro as new Supreme Court Justice". Circleville Herald. January 26, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  2. "Justice Mary DeGenaro". supremecourt.ohio.gov. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  3. Bischoff, Laura. "Kasich names Youngstown judge to Ohio Supreme Court". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  4. Borchardt, Jackie (January 25, 2018). "Kasich chooses Youngstown judge Mary DeGenaro for Ohio Supreme Court seat". cleveland.com. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  5. "Mary DeGenaro Sworn in as Ohio's 159th Justice". Court News Ohio. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  6. Chow, Andy (January 26, 2018). "Kasich Appoints a Youngstown Appeals Judge to the Ohio Supreme Court, Which Is Now Majority Women". Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  7. "A real change on the high court". Morning Journal. 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
Legal offices
Preceded by
William O'Neill		 Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
2018–2019		 Succeeded by
Melody J. Stewart


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