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2 candidates are tracked for Judge, Ninth District Court of Appeals (full term commencing 2-9-2027) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Betty Sutton and Cynthia Curtin. Candidate information follows official Lorain County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
The Ninth District Court of Appeals covers Lorain, Summit, Medina, and Wayne counties and is certified by the Summit County Board of Elections; it appears on Lorain County's ballot. Ohio judges run without a party label on the November ballot. Incumbent Betty Sutton, who has served on the court since February 9, 2021, faces Cynthia Curtin, a former Stow Municipal Court judge.
Nonpartisan
Betty Sutton is a sitting judge on the Ninth District Court of Appeals, a former labor-law attorney whose public service career includes Barberton City Council, Summit County Council, the Ohio House, and the U.S. House of Representatives, per Akron.com. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 10, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Betty Sutton.
Nonpartisan
Cynthia Curtin is a former Stow Municipal Court judge and current magistrate at the Summit County Domestic Relations Court, with more than 35 years of litigation experience, per her campaign site.
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