Daniel R. Hawkins
{{Short description|American judge (born 1975 or 1976)}}
{{other people|Daniel Hawkins|Dan Hawkins (disambiguation){{!}}Dan Hawkins}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Daniel Hawkins
|office = Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
|term_start = December 10, 2024
|term_end =
|predecessor = Joe Deters
|successor =
|birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|48|2024|9|8}}
|birth_place = Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|education = Bowling Green State University (BS)
Ohio State University (JD)
}}
Daniel R. Hawkins (born 1975 or 1976){{Cite web |last=Bischoff |first=Laura A. |date=September 8, 2024 |title=Ohio Supreme Court race 2024: Who is Judge Dan Hawkins? |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/08/ohio-election-who-is-judge-lisa-forbes-running-for-supreme-court/74608663007 |access-date=November 11, 2024 |website=The Columbus Dispatch |language=en-US}} is an American lawyer who has served as a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court since 2024. He was a judge of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas from 2019 to 2024.
Early life and education
Hawkins was born in Columbus, Ohio. He graduated from St. Francis DeSales High School.{{Cite web |date=December 10, 2024 |title=Daniel R. Hawkins |url=https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/docs/SCO/justices/hawkins/DRH.pdf |access-date=January 3, 2025 |website=Supreme Court of Ohio}} attended Bowling Green State University, receiving a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice in 1998. He received a Juris Doctor from Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 2001.{{Cite web |title=Ohio Supreme Court (2024 Voter Guide) |url=https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/race-details/ohio-supreme-court-3/ |access-date=November 11, 2024 |website=Ohio Capital Journal |language=en-US}}
Career
From 2001 to 2013, Hawkins served as an assistant prosecuting attorney and director of the Special Victims Unit for the Franklin County Prosecutor's Office. From 2013 to 2019, he was a judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court Environmental Division.{{Cite web |last=Zake |first=Susan |date=October 8, 2024 |title=Ohio Supreme Court: Forbes vs. Hawkins |url=https://signalakron.org/ohio-supreme-court-lisa-forbes-vs-daniel-hawkins/ |access-date=November 11, 2024 |website=Signal Akron |language=en-US}} He served as a judge of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas from 2019 to 2024.
= Ohio Supreme Court =
In May 2023, Hawkins announced his candidacy for a seat on the Ohio Supreme Court;{{Cite web |last=Hancock |first=Laura |date=May 15, 2023 |title=3rd Republican judge announces campaign for Ohio Supreme Court |url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/05/3rd-republican-judge-announces-campaign-for-ohio-supreme-court.html |access-date=November 11, 2024 |website=cleveland.com |language=en}} becoming one of six candidates running for three seats.{{Cite web |last=Bischoff |first=Laura A. |date=September 9, 2024 |title=Ohio Supreme Court election has 6 candidates running for 3 seats |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/09/election-2024-who-is-running-for-ohio-supreme-court/74800383007/ |access-date=November 6, 2024 |website=The Enquirer |language=en-US}} Hawkins was endorsed by the Ohio Republican Party.{{Cite press release |title=Ohio GOP Endorses Justice Joe Deters, Judges Megan Shanahan and Dan Hawkins for Ohio Supreme Court |date=May 5, 2023 |publisher=Ohio Republican Party |url=https://www.ohiogop.org/ohio-gop-endorses-justice-joe-deters-judges-megan-shanahan-and-dan-hawkins-for-ohio-supreme-court/ |access-date=November 6, 2024}} Hawkins was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in the 2024 election held on November 5, 2024 and assumed office on December 10, 2024.
References
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External links
- {{Ballotpedia|Dan_Hawkins_(Ohio)|Daniel Hawkins}}
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Category:21st-century American judges
Category:21st-century American lawyers
Category:Bowling Green State University alumni
Category:Justices of the Supreme Court of Ohio
Category:Lawyers from Columbus, Ohio