CLEVELAND (AP) - A Democratic judge has announced his candidacy for a seat on the Ohio Supreme Court.
Michael Donnelly currently serves on the Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH’-guh) County Court of Common Pleas in Cleveland. He said Thursday he’s running for the high court this year.
There are two November races for seats on the seven-person court. One is for an open seat being vacated by the retirement of Republican Justice Terrence O’Donnell. The second is for a seat being vacated this month by Democratic Justice William O’Neill, who is running for governor.
Gov. John Kasich (KAY’-sik) is expected to appoint a fellow Republican to fill O’Neill’s seat, and that person will then choose whether to run for the full six-year term.
Donnelly has been a Cuyahoga County judge since 2005.
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