Pat DeWine
Pat DeWine | |
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Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
Assumed office January 2, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Paul Pfeifer |
Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals from the 1st district | |
In office February 2013 – January 2, 2017 | |
Succeeded by | Dennis Deters |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Patrick DeWine February 22, 1968 [citation needed] |
Political party | Republican |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Mike DeWine (father) |
Education | Miami University (BA) University of Michigan (JD) |
Richard Patrick DeWine (born February 22, 1968)[
Early life and education
DeWine is the oldest of eight children born to Mike DeWine and Frances Struewing. DeWine grew up in the Mount Lookout neighborhood of Cincinnati. After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Miami University, he graduated cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 1994 and was inducted into the Order of the Coif.[1][2]
Career
DeWine served as a member of the
DeWine was a candidate in the June 14, 2005 Republican primary for the
State judicial career
DeWine sought and won election to the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas in 2008, defeating Norma Holt Davis in the general election. He subsequently won a seat on the 1st District Ohio District Courts of Appeals in 2012, defeating Bruce Whitman in the November 6, 2012 election.[5]
DeWine took his seat on the Appellate bench in January 2013 after defeating Bruce Whitman in the November 2012 general election. He won an uncontested Republican primary election in March 2016 for a seat on the
In August 2021, DeWine withdrew from the contest to be nominated as Ohio Supreme Court chief justice in succession to Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor.[7]
Involvement in legislative redistricting cases
DeWine refused to recuse from a case in which his father, Governor Mike DeWine, was a party[8] and helped author the minority opinion that would have upheld an unconstitutional gerrymander approved by the Ohio Redistricting Commission, of which Governor DeWine is the chairman.[9]
Personal life
DeWine's first marriage ended in divorce in 2003.[3][10] He and his ex-wife have three sons.[4] He was married to his second wife, Rhonda DeWine, from 2010 until 2019 when she filed for divorce.[11]
References
- ^ "About Judge Pat DeWine | PatDeWine.com". Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ^ "Full Biography for Pat Dewine". www.smartvoter.org. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ^ a b O'Neill, Tom (June 2004). "The Long-Distance Runner". Cincinnati Magazine. p. 120. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ a b Rudin, Ken (June 16, 2005). "Days of DeWine and Losses". NPR. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ Lopez, German (March 7, 2012). "Election Results 2012 Democrats, progressives make gains all around nation Ohio". Cincinnati CityBeat. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "Election Results 2016". Ohio Secretary of State.
- ^ "Pat DeWine drops out of race for Ohio Supreme Court chief justice, will run for reelection". Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat DeWine's refusal to recuse from lawsuit involving father may be unprecedented". October 17, 2021.
- ^ "Ohio Supreme Court tosses GOP-leaning congressional map". January 14, 2022.
- ^ Wilkinson, Howard (June 1, 2005). "DeWine's name helps - and hurts". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
- ^ Balmert, Jessie; Borchardt, Jackie (August 23, 2019). "Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat DeWine's wife files for divorce, cites adultery; DeWine laments 'political gossip.'". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved August 24, 2019.