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Kelly L. Badnell

Nonpartisan · Ohio · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Richland County Common Pleas Court Judge, Probate Division, Ohio

Biography

Badnell has served as Judge of the Probate Division of the Richland County Common Pleas Court since February 2021, per the county's official site. She received two undergraduate degrees from Washington and Jefferson College and her law degree from Ohio Northern University's Claude W. Pettit College of Law, and is a former assistant county prosecutor who practiced civil litigation for over 20 years. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

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