| Megan Shanahan | |
| Office: | Justice-elect of the Ohio Supreme Court |
| Term Start: | January 1, 2025 |
| Succeeding: | Michael Donnelly |
| Predecessor: | Michael Donnelly |
| Party: | Republican |
| Education: | Kent State University (BA) University of Cincinnati (JD) |
Megan E. Shanahan (born 1972 or 1973)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as a judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas since 2015. She is a justice-elect of the Ohio Supreme Court.
Shanahan received a Bachelor of Arts from Kent State University in 1995 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 2000.[2]
She started her career as assistant prosecutor in Butler County.
In 2011 she was elected as a municipal court judge. Then in 2015, she was appointed by Governor John Kasich to a seat on the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court. She assumed office on April 13, 2015.[3]
In March 2023, Shanahan announced her run to become a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court;[4] eventually becoming one of six candidates running for three seats on the Ohio Supreme Court.[5] Shanahan was endorsed by the Ohio Republican Party.[6] Shanahan was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in the 2024 election held on November 5, 2024.