As part of our coverage leading up to the 2022 Midterm Election, we spoke to Pat DeWine and Marilyn Zayas, two candidates for one of the Ohio Supreme Court justice seats to be decided in November.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The makeup of the upcoming Ohio Supreme Court is arguably the most important composition the state's highest court has faced in decades.
RELATED: Ohio Supreme Court's Chief Justice candidates have vastly different backgrounds, ideologies, prioritiesJustices are supposed to be elected as nonpartisan candidates, but for the first time, the candidates' party affiliations will be listed on the ballot. For clarity, News 5 is using alphabetical order when sharing the candidate's responses to the questions.
The philosophy Zayas has was born out of her difficult upbringing, making her want to give everyone a fair chance at justice, she said. DeWine’s relationship with his father has also become a point of contention during the redistricting case. Despite the majority of the court evaluating if the elder DeWine would be held in contempt for not following the court’s instructions for constitutional maps, the justice did not recuse himself from the case. The justice has previously argued he is able to look at the cases fairly without bias.DeWine did not answer this question, but rather explained he can't talk about upcoming cases.
"I think partly because of that dissent and actually a lot of the fallout from the majority's decision, the Legislature in the state felt necessary to put a constitutional amendment, Issue 1, on the ballot," he said.Zayas is proud of her work in making sure the court system becomes more equitable. A teen mother of three had tested positive for marijuana, which then led her being randomly drug tested.
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