Jennifer Brunner | |
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Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
Assumed office January 2, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Judith L. French |
Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals from the 10th district | |
In office January 20, 2015 – December 31, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Amy O'Grady |
Succeeded by | Lisa Sadler |
49th Secretary of State of Ohio | |
In office January 8, 2007 – January 10, 2011 | |
Governor | Ted Strickland |
Preceded by | Ken Blackwell |
Succeeded by | Jon Husted |
Personal details | |
Born | citation needed] Springfield, Ohio, U.S. | February 5, 1957 [
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Rick Brunner |
Children | 3 |
Education | Miami University (BA) Capital University (JD) |
Website | Campaign website |
Jennifer Lee Brunner (born February 5, 1957)[citation needed] is an American attorney, politician, and judge. She is currently an associate justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, a position to which she was elected after serving as a judge on the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals. A member of the Democratic Party, Brunner also served one term as Ohio Secretary of State from 2007 to 2011 and unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate in 2010.[1] Prior to being elected Secretary of State, Brunner worked in the Ohio Secretary of State's Office and served as a County Judge in Franklin County, Ohio.
In 2022, she was defeated by fellow associate justice Sharon Kennedy in an election to become Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.[2]