Willa
Concannon
For Judge, 12th District Court of Appeals
Conservative · November 3, 2026
A write-in is the only way to fill this seat
Judge Matthew Byrne, the Republican nominee, was confirmed to the federal bench and withdrew from the race on September 16, 2026. His name will still appear on the ballot, but because he has withdrawn, votes for him will not count.
Voters can still elect a conservative to the 12th District Court of Appeals this November by writing in Willa Concannon.
Warren DavidsonU.S. Congressman, Ohio's 8th District (R)
Mike GmoserButler County Prosecutor (R)
- Clinton County GOP
- Preble County GOP
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What she stands for
Constitutional Conservative
Demonstrated fidelity to textualism and originalism. Judges interpret and apply the law as written, they do not make the law.
Victims' Rights
Over a decade standing up for crime victims and their families, and enforcing their rights under the Ohio Constitution's Marsy's Law provision.
Experienced Litigator
Death penalty and complex constitutional cases before the Supreme Court of Ohio and the 12th District Court of Appeals.
Prosecuting Ohio's hardest cases, and arguing them all the way to the Supreme Court of Ohio.
Cornell Law School, cum laude. Editor of the Cornell Law Review. Admitted in Ohio with a 100th percentile bar exam score.
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