Sharon L. Kennedy

Sharon Kennedy
Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded byMaureen O'Connor
Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
In office
December 7, 2012  December 31, 2022
Preceded byYvette McGee Brown
Succeeded byJoe Deters
Personal details
Born (1962-03-15) March 15, 1962
Hamilton County, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Cincinnati (BA, JD)

Sharon Lee Kennedy (born March 15, 1962) is an American jurist who has served as chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court since 2023. She was first elected to the court as an associate justice in 2012 after serving as a judge of the Butler County Court of Common Pleas from 1999 to 2012.