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      • Mass Mobilization – Hands Off! – Saturday, 4.05.2025
      • Resist Ramaswamy – Wednesday, 4.02.2025
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Justice Melody J. Stewart – Full Term Commences 1.02.2025

Official Website: Justice Melody J. Stewart for Ohio Supreme Court

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Meet Justice Melody J. Stewart

Justice Melody Stewart was elected in November 2018 to a full term as the 161st Justice to serve on the Supreme Court of Ohio. Prior to joining the Supreme Court, Justice Stewart served on the Eighth District Court of Appeals — elected to an unexpired term in 2006 and twice reelected to full terms. She served as the court’s Administrative Judge in 2013.

Justice Stewart has more than 30 years of combined administrative, legal, and academic experience. She was an administrator for a health care management company, a music teacher, a civil defense litigator, and a law school administrator and professor before being elected to the Court of Appeals. While on the Eighth District Court of Appeals, Justice Stewart was assigned to hear cases in other appellate districts and in the Ohio Supreme Court.

Education & Law Background

Justice Stewart earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati; her law degree as a Patricia Roberts Harris Fellow from the College of Law at Cleveland State University; and her Ph.D. as a Mandel Leadership Fellow at Case Western Reserve University’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. She was also awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Cleveland State University.

After practicing law as an assistant law director for the cities of Cleveland and East Cleveland, Justice Stewart worked as a lecturer, an adjunct instructor, and an assistant dean at Cleveland State’s law school before joining the full-time faculty. Additionally, she taught at the University of Toledo College of Law and at Ursuline College, and was director of student services at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Law.

Justice Stewart is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts in Ohio, the District of Columbia, and the United States Supreme Court.

Of historical note: Justice Stewart is the first African American woman elected to the Ohio Supreme Court.

Community and Professional Associations

Justice Stewart has been a member and served on various professional, educational, civic and community organizations boards and committees including:

  • Board of Planning and Zoning for the City of Euclid
    • Commissioner and Chair
  • Ohio Criminal Justice
    • Recodification Committee
  • Ohio Supreme Court
    • Judicial College Board
  • Ohio Capital Case Attorney Fee Council
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  • HOME
  • WHO WE ARE
    • Erie County Democratic Party
      • Erie County Democratic Party Officers – 2022-2026
        • Amy F. Grubbe, Chairwoman
        • Open – Vice-Chairman
        • Linda Miller-Moore, Secretary
        • MaryAnn Groot, Treasurer
      • Central Committee Members – 2022-2026
      • Executive Committee Members – 2022-2026
        • Responsibilities of Central and Executive Committee Members
      • ECDP Constitution and Bylaws
    • Democratic Women of Erie County
      • Ohio Democratic Women’s Caucus (ODWC)
    • The Sandusky Democratic Club
    • The Vermilion Democratic Club
    • Firelands Young Democrats – Join Us!
      • Ohio Young Democrats
    • Erie County Democratic Party Friends
    • Democratic National Committee (DNC)
    • Ohio Democratic Party (ODP)
    • History * Fun Facts * Trivia
      • History: The Democratic Party
      • Ohio History & Trivia
      • How bills become laws in Ohio
      • Kids Fun Facts, Guides & Links to the U.S. Government
    • OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE CHANGE!
  • ELECTED OFFICIALS
    • U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur – Ohio’s 9th Congressional District
    • State Senate – Democratic Minority Leadership – 136th General Assembly
    • State House – Democratic Minority Leadership – 136th General Assembly
    • Erie County Democratic Officeholders
      • Erie County Prosecuting Attorney Kevin J. Baxter
      • Erie County Sheriff Paul A. Sigsworth
    • Teresa Fedor – Ohio State Board of Education-2nd District
    • Ohio Supreme Court Justices
      • Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner
    • Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals Judges
      • Judge Thomas J. Osowik
      • Judge Myron C. Duhart
    • Erie County Common Pleas Court
      • Judge Tygh M. Tone – General Division
      • Judge Beverly K. McGookey – General Division/Probate
    • Municipal Court Judges
      • Judge Erich J. O’Brien
      • Judge W. Zack Dolyk
    • ODP State Committee Members
      • Margaret M. Murray – ODP State Central Committee Woman-2nd Senate District
      • Tom Galloway – ODP State Central Committee Man-2nd Senate District
    • Need to contact the U.S. House or U.S. Senate Legislators?
  • CANDIDATES
    • Candidates Tools
      • Events Calendar (Candidates Only)
      • Canvassing Calendar (Candidates Only)
      • Message Center (Candidates Only)
    • Interested in becoming a candidate?
      • What is involved? What are the requirements to be a candidate?
      • Main Street Initiative & LEAD Ohio Trainings: Run For Office 2024
    • Robert Ritzler – candidate for Sandusky Municipal Court
    • Ohio Democratic Party Chair
    • Ohio Governor – 2026
      • Amy Acton – candidate for Ohio Governor
    • Secretary of State – 2026
      • Bryan Hambley – for Ohio Secretary of State
    • IMPORTANT: Ohio Redistricting = Erie County new lines and districts…again
  • NEWS
  • ISSUES
    • Erie County Real Estate Tax Increase
    • Citizens Not Politicians Petition: Stop Gerrymandering
    • YES! The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety
    • YES on Issue 2: An Act to Control and Regulate Adult Use Cannabis
    • Stay up to date on Redistricting Ohio
    • Ohio Minimum Wage
    • SFC Heath Robinson PACT Act
    • Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 = Historic Legislation
      • The American Jobs Plan
      • The American Families Plan
    • The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
    • Know the petition process!
      • How are Issues put on the ballot?
      • Know your ballot issues!
      • Ohio Ballot Board Members
    • Affordable Care Act
    • Ohio Legislature: Workers’ and Unions’ Issues
    • U.S. Supreme Court
      • Test your knowledge!
      • History of SCOTUS
      • SCOTUS 2022-2023 cases to be heard
  • ACTION ITEMS
  • EVENTS
    • Are you ready to vote in 2025?
    • ECDP Executive Committee
    • ECDP HQ
    • Ready to have your voice heard? Ready to protest? People have the POWER!
      • No Kings! Mass National Protest! Saturday, 6.14.2025
      • May Day! National Day of Action! Thursday, 5.01.2025
      • The protest heard ’round the world! Saturday, 4.19.2025
      • Mass Mobilization – Hands Off! – Saturday, 4.05.2025
      • Resist Ramaswamy – Wednesday, 4.02.2025
    • Democratic Women of Erie County
    • The Sandusky Democratic Club
    • The Vermilion Democratic Club! Join Us!
    • DNC election of officers scheduled including candidates forums
    • LEAD Ohio - Candidates and Campaign Staff Trainings
    • Voter Registration Drives
    • Erie County Parades, Festivals and Fair
  • CONTACT US
  • LINKS
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