Kennedy, Sharon
Meet the Candidate
Running For:
Chief Justice of the Supreme CourtPolitical Affiliation:
RepublicanEndorsements:
Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio, Buckeye Firearms Association-PAC, Ohio Value VotersSurvey
Response Legend
- AAgree
- DDisagree
- −Declined to Respond/Undecided, Position Unknown/Unclear
- *Comment
- †Declined to respond, Position based on citation
| Question | Response | Comments/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Which of the following Justices from the U.S. Supreme Court most reflects your judicial philosophy? | Alito and Thomas | |
| 2. Please rate your judicial philosophy on a scale of 1 to 10, with Originalism being a “1” and Living Constitution being a “10.” | 1 | |
| 3. Read and respond to the following statement from Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts: "Judges and justices are servants of the law, not the other way around. Judges are like umpires. Umpires don't make the rules; they apply them. The role of an umpire and a judge is critical. They make sure everybody plays by the rules. But it is a limited role. Nobody ever went to a ball game to see the umpire." | Agree | |
| 4. Should courts in the United States look to the laws of other countries and international law to interpret the U.S. Constitution? | Disagree | |
| 5. Read and respond to the reasoning in this statement from U.S. Supreme Court: "As with other kinds of speech, regulating the content of professionals' speech 'pose[s] the inherent risk that the Government seeks not to advance a legitimate regulatory goal, but to suppress unpopular ideas or information.'" | Agree |