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helps honor Women’s Equality Day

Photos by Staff Sgt. Michael Carden, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs

Ohio Supreme Court Justice Sharon L. Kennedy (on podium) speaks on the history of Women’s Equality Day as part of the ongoing Ohio National Guard Leadership Development Series, Aug. 26, 2016, at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio. This year marks the 96th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which solidified women’s right to vote. READ STORY

Maj. Gen. Mark E. Bartman, Ohio adjutant general, presents a plaque of appreciation to Ohio Supreme Court Justice Sharon L. Kennedy.

Ohio Supreme Court Justice Sharon L. Kennedy speaks to Ohio National Guard members after the presentation.

Maj. Gen. Mark E. Bartman, Ohio adjutant general, presents a plaque of appreciation to Ohio Supreme Court Justice Sharon L. Kennedy.

Ohio Supreme Court Justice Sharon L. Kennedy speaks to Ohio National Guard members after the presentation.


COLUMBUS, Ohio (8/26/16) — Ohio Supreme Court Justice Sharon L. Kennedy presented “Women’s Equality Day: The Right to Vote,” as part of the ongoing Ohio National Guard Leadership Development Series, Aug. 26, 2016, at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio. This year marks the 96th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote. In 1971, Congress designated Aug. 26 as Women’s Equality Day to commemorate the 19th Amendment’s passage and to celebrate women’s continuing efforts toward equality. Kennedy, who has sat on the Ohio Supreme Court since 2012, previously served on the Butler County Court of Common Pleas, worked as a lawyer in private practice and began her career in the justice system as a police officer in Hamilton, Ohio.


Justice Sharon L. Kennedy

Justice Sharon L. Kennedy

December 7, 2012 - present, Last day of current term: December 31, 2020
On November 4, 2014, Justice Sharon L. Kennedy was re-elected to a full term on the Supreme Court of Ohio in a decisive victory winning all 88 counties and garnering 73 percent of the vote. Justice Kennedy first joined the court in 2012, having been elected to fill an unexpired term. READ MORE

 

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