Justice of the Supreme Court

Marilyn Zayas

Full term commencing 1/1/2027; vote for 1; 6-year term. Judicial candidates run without party labels on the general ballot but are nominated in partisan primaries; parties below are the nominating party per the BOE list.

Party: Democrat

Background

Judge on Ohio’s First District Court of Appeals. Her campaign biography says she has served nearly nine years on that court and was appointed three times in 2025 to sit on the Ohio Supreme Court when a justice recused. Supreme Court of Ohio: Ohio Court of Appeals directory · Judge Marilyn Zayas campaign: judicial experience Evidence type: official record · The court directory lists Zayas on the First District; the campaign source supplies the reported length of service and 2025 Supreme Court assignments.

Campaign statements and positions

• Her campaign says she is committed to applying the law, facts, and Constitution, and describes the Supreme Court as a beacon of integrity. Judge Marilyn Zayas campaign: Meet Judge Zayas Evidence type: candidate statement · The campaign biography states this approach and describes the court’s role.

Voting record

• In re C.R., 2022-Ohio-3540: authored a First District opinion reversing and remanding a juvenile-court custody order because the court had not addressed the father’s custody motion. Supreme Court of Ohio: In re C.R., 2022-Ohio-3540 Evidence type: official record · The official opinion identifies Zayas as author and gives the reversal and remand.

Promise and record

The cited opinion is one example of Zayas’s appellate work. It is not enough to establish a general judicial philosophy; the campaign statements are presented as her stated approach. Supreme Court of Ohio: In re C.R., 2022-Ohio-3540 · Judge Marilyn Zayas campaign: Meet Judge Zayas Evidence type: editorial summary · The guide treats one opinion as a selected example and does not claim it proves a broader philosophy.

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