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Facing questions about his health, Mitch McConnell dismissed questions about retirement, vowing to serve out his Senate term, which ends in January 2027. Facing health questions, Mitch McConnell ...
The Supreme Court of the State of Ohio is the highest court in the U.S. state of Ohio, with final authority over interpretations of Ohio law and the Ohio Constitution. The court has seven members, a chief justice and six associate justices, who are elected at large by the voters of Ohio for six-year terms. The court has a total of 1,550 other ...
In an August 2016 speech in Kentucky, McConnell said, "one of my proudest moments was when I looked Barack Obama in the eye and I said, 'Mr. President, you will not fill the Supreme Court vacancy.'" [124] [125] In April 2018, McConnell said the decision not to act on Garland's nomination was "the most consequential decision I've made in my ...
But McConnell's most consequential legacy dates back to his extraordinary decision in 2016 to refuse to let then-President Barack Obama fill a vacant Supreme Court seat.
Sharon Kennedy, Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (2023–present) [11] Frank LaRose, Ohio Secretary of State (2019–present) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2024 [9] [8] Josh Mandel, former Ohio State Treasurer (2011–2019), nominee for U.S. Senate in 2012 and candidate in 2018 and 2022 [12] Robert Sprague, Ohio State Treasurer (2019 ...
All told, McConnell was able to shepherd 175 district court appointments, 54 court of appeals judgeships and three Supreme Court justices through the Senate and onto the bench. Voting to acquit Trump
McConnell's wife of 30 years, businesswoman Elaine Chao, served as secretary of labor in the George W. Bush administration from 2001 to 2009 and as secretary of transportation in the Trump ...
In 1892, the number of judges was increased to six. In 1912, the office of chief justice was created and the total number of judges was increased to seven (including the chief justice). In 1968, all the supreme court judges were re-titled as justice. See also: List of Ohio politicians; Ohio Supreme Court elections