2 candidates are tracked for Judge, Ninth District Court of Appeals (full term commencing 2-9-2027) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Betty Sutton and Cynthia Curtin. Candidate information follows official Lorain County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
The Ninth District Court of Appeals covers Lorain, Summit, Medina, and Wayne counties and is certified by the Summit County Board of Elections; it appears on Lorain County's ballot. Ohio judges run without a party label on the November ballot. Incumbent Betty Sutton, who has served on the court since February 9, 2021, faces Cynthia Curtin, a former Stow Municipal Court judge.
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Betty Sutton is a sitting judge on the Ninth District Court of Appeals, where she has decided more than one thousand cases and authored hundreds of opinions, per her campaign site. Her prior career includes service as a lawyer and as a lawmaker, per her campaign site.
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Per the campaign site.
Curtin is a former judge of the Stow Municipal Court, appointed by the governor in 2025, and currently serves as a magistrate at the Summit County Domestic Relations Court, per the campaign site. She has more than 35 years of litigation experience including jury trials, appellate arguments, and mediation, per the campaign site.
Who is running for Judge, Ninth District Court of Appeals (full term commencing 2-9-2027) in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Judge, Ninth District Court of Appeals (full term commencing 2-9-2027) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Betty Sutton and Cynthia Curtin. Candidate information follows official Lorain County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Judge, Ninth District Court of Appeals (full term commencing 2-9-2027) election in Ohio?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Ohio are on the Ohio election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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