Francis E. Sweeney
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Francis Edward Sweeney, Sr. (January 24, 1934 – April 10, 2011) [1] was an American politician and jurist of the Ohio Democratic party. He served as a justice on the Ohio Supreme Court[2] from 1993 to 2004. He was barred from running for a third term in 2004 because of his age.
While on the court, he formed a majority coalition with fellow Democrat Alice Robie Resnick and Republicans Paul Pfeifer and Andrew Douglas.
He earned his Juris Doctor from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1963.
Sweeney, played defensive tackle for Xavier as well as in the Canadian Football League and his grandsons (Connor and Jake) play college football.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Johnson, Alan (April 11, 2011). "Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Francis E. Sweeney Sr. dies". The Columbus Dispatch. http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/04/11/former-justice-francis-sweeney-dies.html?sid=101. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
- ^ Glaberson, William (17 August 1999). "Ohio Supreme Court Voids Legal Limits on Damage Suits". New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60B15FF355D0C748DDDA10894D1494D81. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ "Jake Ryan 90". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ryan_jake00.html. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
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