Darke County Republican Women
Supreme Court Justice to be GOP Ladies’ speaker 

“Seeing the ladies of Darke County again will surely make a great evening,” said Justice Judith French. 

Justice French became the 155th justice of the Ohio Supreme Court on January 1, 2012. She will be the featured speaker at the upcoming regularly scheduled April Darke County Republican Women’s Club (DCRWC) meeting. 

Prior to her appointment, Justice French served at the Tenth District Court of Appeals, which hears appeals from Franklin County courts and state administrative agencies. She was elected to the appellate court in November 2004 and served until her Supreme Court appointment. 

Prior to becoming a judge, Justice French served as chief legal counsel to Governor Taft. While serving as chief counsel in the office of Attorney General Betty Montgomery, she argued twice in the United States Supreme Court. Most recently, she argued on behalf of the State in the Cleveland school vouchers case. 

Justice French has earned a B.A. in Political Science, an M.A. in History (Military History & Strategic Studies), and a J.D. (with honors), all from The Ohio State University. She currently serves as a member of the Moritz College of Law National Council. 

Justice French grew up in Sebring, Ohio, a small town in Mahoning County and was a mentor and tutor in the Columbus public schools. Justice French resides in Grandview Heights with her husband, Ed Skeens, who is a Magistrate in the Franklin County Common Pleas Court, and two children, Julia and Joseph. 

The Darke County Republican Women's Club will be serving dinner at 6:30 p.m. in the Chestnut Village Center of the Brethren Home Retirement Community in Greenville. Those who wish to only attend the meeting may do so by arriving at 7 p.m. 

Dinner is available by reservation, at a cost of $7.50. To place a reservation, please email Wavelene Denniston at DCRWReservations@darkegop.org, or call her at (937) 547-6477. Reservations must be made before noon on April 4. Reservations placed must be paid. 

The Darke County Republican Women’s Club meets on the second Monday of every month, except January and August. For more information, please contact President Sally Zeiter at DCRWPresident@darkegop.org.