Richard Patrick DeWine (born February 22, 1968)[citation needed] is an American jurist who has served as a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court since 2017.
[1][2] DeWine served as a member of the Cincinnati City Council and the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners .
DeWine was a candidate in the June 14, 2005 Republican primary for the Ohio's 2nd congressional district special election after Rob Portman resigned to become U.S. Trade Representative.
[5] DeWine took his seat on the Appellate bench in January 2013 after defeating Bruce Whitman in the November 2012 general election.
He won an uncontested Republican primary election in March 2016 for a seat on the Ohio Supreme Court commencing January 2, 2017.