Mary DeGenaro

Mary DeGenaro
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio
Assumed office
January 28, 2018
Appointed by John Kasich
Preceded by William O'Neill
Judge of the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals
In office
February 9, 2001 – January 28, 2018
Personal details
Education Youngstown State University B.A.
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law J.D.

Mary DeGenaro is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio.

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 time on the bench 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] She intends to run for a six year term in the 2018 election.[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. 1 2 "Kasich appoints Appellate Judge Mary Degenaro as new Supreme Court Justice". Circleville Herald. January 26, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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. ↑ Weiner, Richard (October 12, 2017). "7th District Judge Mary DeGenaro to run for Ohio Supreme Court". Akron Legal News.
Legal offices
Preceded by
William O'Neill		 Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
2018–present		 Incumbent



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