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Megan E. Shanahan (born 1972 or 1973)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court since 2025. She served as a judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas from 2015 to 2024.
Megan Shanahan | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Donnelly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 or 1973 (age 51–52) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Kent State University (BA) University of Cincinnati (JD) |
Education
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]
Career
She started her career as assistant prosecutor in Butler County.[1]
Judicial service
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]
Ohio Supreme Court
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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