OH Sup Ct: Espy (D) Joins Race

The Toledo Blade reports that Columbus attorney Sam Espy, a former Ohio Senate Minority Leader, intends to seek the Supreme Court post of retiring Justice Alice Robie Resnick (D-Ottawa Hills). He has not served as a judge previously. Espy will face Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Peter Sikora in the Democratic primary, and the winner will face Robert Cupp (R-Lima), an appellate judge and former State Senator, in November. Espy would be the only African-American among candidates in either party for the two seats up this year on the currently all-white court; incumbent Terrence O'Donnell (R) will face either Judge William O'Neill (D-South Russell) or Judge A.J. Wagoner (D-Dayton) in the other race.