Judge Sharon Kennedy
Kennedy seeks seat on the State’s highest court. 

Judge Sharon L. Kennedy was sworn in for her third term as Judge of the Butler County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division, in 2010. First elected in November 1998, Kennedy has served as Administrative Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division since 2005.As Administrative Judge, Kennedy has improved the court’s case management system to ensure the timely resolution of cases for families and children. 

Beginning her legal career as a solo practitioner, Kennedy is no stranger to hard work and fiscal responsibility. While in private practice she served the legal needs of families, juveniles, and the less fortunate. As Special Counsel for Attorney General Betty D. Montgomery, Kennedy fought on behalf of Ohio’s taxpayers to collect monies due the State of Ohio. 

As a part-time Magistrate in the Butler County Area Courts Kennedy presided over a wide-array of civil litigation and assisted law enforcement officers and private citizens seeking the issuance of criminal warrants for arrest 

Kennedy began her career in the justice system as a police officer. Working rotating shifts, she protected and served the citizens of the City of Hamilton as a single officer, road patrol unit. From the routine, to the heart pounding, to the heart breaking she has seen it all. During her career at the Hamilton Police Department Kennedy also worked undercover operations, implemented crime prevention programs, and later, as a civil assistant, assisted in drafting police policy and procedure for the Accreditation Program. 

Born in Hamilton County, Kennedy graduated from the University of Cincinnati, School of Social Work, in 1984 and the University of Cincinnati College of Law, in 1991. Kennedy, 50, lives in Liberty Township, Ohio.