Antonio S. Nicholson
Republican Incumbent
Biography
Antonio S. Nicholson is a sitting Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge, per the court's official roster.
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Cuyahoga Common Pleas Judge Seat D
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Cuyahoga Common Pleas Judge Seat D
2 candidates are tracked for Cuyahoga Common Pleas Judge Seat D on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Antonio S. Nicholson and Fallon Marie Radigan. Candidate information follows official Cuyahoga County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Judicial candidates appear without party labels on Ohio ballots; parties shown are from the May primary nominations, per the county board of elections certified list. Term commencing February 9, 2027.
What this office does
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
This race. The sitting officeholder, Antonio S. Nicholson, is on the ballot.