Jennifer Brunner
Jennifer Brunner | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Judith L. French |
| Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals from the 10th district | |
| In office January 20, 2015 – December 31, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Amy O'Grady |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Sadler |
| 49th Secretary of State of Ohio | |
| In office January 8, 2007 – January 10, 2011 | |
| Governor | Ted Strickland |
| Preceded by | Ken Blackwell |
| Succeeded by | Jon Husted |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 5, 1957 Springfield, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Rick Brunner |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Miami University (BA) Capital University (JD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Jennifer Lee Brunner (born February 5, 1957) is an American attorney, politician, and judge. She is currently an associate justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, a position to which she was elected after serving as a judge on the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals. A member of the Democratic Party, Brunner also served one term as Ohio Secretary of State from 2007 to 2011 and unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate in 2010. Prior to being elected Secretary of State, Brunner worked in the Ohio Secretary of State's Office and served as a County Judge in Franklin County, Ohio.
In 2022, she was defeated by fellow associate justice Sharon Kennedy in an election to become Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.
Following Supreme Court elections being made partisan in 2021, as of 2025 Brunner is the only statewide elected Democrat in Ohio.