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Eileen A. Gallagher

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Eileen A. Gallagher
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Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals
Tenure
2011 - Present
Term ends
2029
Years in position
15
Compensation
Base salary
$178,108
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Education
Bachelor's
Ohio Dominican College, 1977
Law
Cleveland Marshall College of Law, 1987
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Eileen A. Gallagher (Democratic Party) is a judge of theOhio Eighth District Court of Appeals. She assumed office on February 9, 2011. Her current term ends on February 8, 2029.

Gallagher (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of theOhio Eighth District Court of Appeals. She won in the general election onNovember 8, 2022.

Gallagher was elected to the court in November 2010. She was re-elected in 2016.[1]

Biography

Education

Gallagher received her B.A. from Ohio Dominican College in 1977 and herJ.D. from the Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 1987.[1]

Career

Prior to earning her law degree, Gallagher served as a probation officer for theCuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. In 1987, she started working as an attorney at her solo practice. Gallagher then served as a judge for theCuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas from 1997 until 2010.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Ohio intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

General election

General election for Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals

IncumbentEileen A. Gallagher won election in the general election for Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Eileen A. Gallagher (D)
 
100.0
 
251,158

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Total votes: 251,158
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals

IncumbentEileen A. Gallagher advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Eileen A. Gallagher
 
100.0
 
64,017

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Total votes: 64,017
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Campaign finance

2016

Main article:Ohio judicial elections, 2016

Gallagher filed to run for re-election to theOhio Eighth District Court of Appeals. No candidates filed to run against her.[2]

Election results

November 8 general election
IncumbentEileen A. Gallagher ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals, Gallagher's seat.
Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals, Gallagher's Seat, 2016
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngEileen A. GallagherIncumbent (unopposed)100.00%295,916
Total Votes (100% reporting)295,916
Source:Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
March 15 primary election
Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals, Judge Gallagher's Seat Democratic Primary, 2016
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngEileen A. GallagherIncumbent (unopposed)100.00%120,158
Total Votes120,158
Source:Ohio Secretary of State Official Results

2010

See also:Ohio judicial elections, 2010

Gallagher ran for a seat on theOhio Eighth District Court of Appeals. She defeatedRepublicanElizabeth Harvey in the general election, receiving 70.4 percent of the vote.[3]

Campaign themes

2022

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    Mary Boyle  •  Sean Gallagher  •  Mary Kilbane  •  Emanuella Groves  •  Kathleen Ann Keough  •  Deena R. Calabrese  •  Eileen T. Gallagher  •  Timothy McCormack (Ohio)  •  Eileen A. Gallagher  •  Michelle Sheehan  •  Lisa Forbes  •  

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