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William O'Neill
Ohio judge

William O'Neill

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Ohio judge
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Cleveland, USA
Age
77 years
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Ohio University
Cleveland–Marshall College of Law
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Biography

William Michael O'Neill (born May 6, 1947) is an American lawyer, judge and political figure. He was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in 2012, for a term beginning January 2013. He served as an appellate judge on the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals for 10 years. Twice, O'Neill was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Representative in Ohio's 14th congressional district. He announced on October 29, 2017 as a candidate for Ohio Governor in the 2018 election. On December 8, 2017, he announced he would resign from the Supreme Court on January 26, 2018. In his retirement, O'Neill resides in northeast Ohio in an upscale neighborhood where he regularly sees visitors for dinner and political discourse among other topics.

Education and military service

O'Neill graduated fromCleveland Heights High School in 1965 and Ohio University in 1969, at which point he joined the U.S. Army. He earned the Bronze Star in Vietnam and retired from the military in 2001 as a lieutenant colonel in the Ohio National Guard. With the help of the G.I. Bill, O'Neill graduated from Cleveland–Marshall College of Law in 1980. He also graduated from Huron School of Nursing as a registered nurse.

Political campaigns

1996 Ohio Court of Appeals campaign

In 1996, O'Neill won a seat on the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals with about 50% of the vote. He served from 1997 to 2007, when he resigned to run for Congress.

2004 Ohio Supreme Court campaign

In a 2004 special election to finish the term of an Ohio Supreme Court justice who resigned, O'Neill lost to Terrence O'Donnell by 21%.

CandidatePartyNotesVotesPercentage
Terrence O'DonnellRepublicanIncumbent2,560,60960.50%
William O'NeillDemocratic1,860,80139.50%

2006 Ohio Supreme Court campaign

In 2006, O'Neill ran against O'Donnell again for a full-term on the Ohio Supreme Court. O'Neill lost again, by over 17%.

CandidatePartyNotesVotesPercentage
Terrence O'DonnellRepublicanIncumbent1,903,70258.67%
William O'NeillDemocratic1,341,25841.33%

2008 Congressional campaign

O'Neill lost in his 2008 bid for Ohio's 14th congressional district seat to incumbent Steve LaTourette by nearly 20%.

CandidatePartyNotesVotesPercentage
Steve LaTouretteRepublicanIncumbent188,48858.32%
William O'NeillDemocratic125,21438.74%
David MackoLibertarian9,5112.94%

2010 congressional campaign

On February 6, 2010, O'Neill announced that he would be running again as the Democratic nominee for Ohio's 14th congressional district against LaTourette. O'Neill stated during his campaign his desire to expand the Greater Cleveland Rapid Transit rail system. O'Neill lost the election by over 33%.

CandidatePartyNotesVotesPercentage
Steve LaTouretteRepublicanIncumbent149,87864.92%
William O'NeillDemocratic72,60431.45%
John JelenicLibertarian8,3833.63%

2012 Ohio Supreme Court campaign

In 2012, for the third time, O'Neill ran for the Ohio Supreme Court. He won a two-way primary against Fanon Rucker, a judge on the Hamilton County Municipal Court. O'Neill received 72% of the vote and carried all but one of Ohio's 88 counties. In the general election, O'Neill defeated incumbent Robert Cupp by four percent.O'Neill ran on a budget of just $4000 from his personal funds, a campaign he called "no money from nobody" and that was highlighted in a You Tube video with his twin sons.

CandidatePartyNotesVotesPercentage
William O'NeillDemocratic2,040,04352%
Robert CuppRepublicanIncumbent1,860,80148%

2018 Ohio gubernatorial campaign

On October 29, 2017, O'Neill announced that he would join the Democratic primary for Ohio governor. During his announcement, he laid out a platform of minimum wage increases, tax incentives for solar power, mental health care expansion and marijuana legalization in Ohio. Less than a week later he announced that he will recuse himself from new Supreme Court cases and will resign by the February 7, filing deadline due to potential ethical conflicts.

Controversy

On November 17, 2017, O'Neill stirred controversy by posting on Facebook regarding allegations of sexual assault against U.S. Senator Al Franken. He referred to those calling for Franken to resign as "dogs of war" and decried a "national feeding frenzy" against age-old sexual indiscretions. O'Neill went on to claim that he had been in sexual relationships with approximately fifty women. In response to these posts, his communications director resigned from his campaign. Multiple state officials, including Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, former state representative and fellow gubernatorial candidate Connie Pillich, Dayton mayor and fellow gubernatorial candidate Nan Whaley, and Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor, criticized O'Neill's comments, with Pillich and Whaley calling for him to resign from his position as associate justice. O'Neill initially called for his critics to "lighten up", saying that he intended to "elevate the discussion" on sexual assault. However, on November 19, he issued an apology for his remarks.

Professional life

O'Neill worked as a civil rights lawyer, small business owner, and union organizer. He is a registered nurse in the pediatric emergency department at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

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Who is William O'Neill?
William O'Neill is an American attorney, Iraq War veteran, and former justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.
When was William O'Neill's term as an Ohio Supreme Court justice?
He served as a justice from 2013 to 2019.
What is William O'Neill's political affiliation?
O'Neill is affiliated with the Democratic Party.
What is William O'Neill's educational background?
He attended Ohio State University and later obtained his Juris Doctor from Cleveland State University's Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.
What other positions did William O'Neill hold prior to being on the Ohio Supreme Court?
Before his time on the Ohio Supreme Court, O'Neill served as a judge on the Ohio 11th District Court of Appeals and as a judge on the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas.
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