David Gormley

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David Gormley

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Republican Party

Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals
Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2031

Years in position

0

Predecessor
Prior offices
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas
Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Michigan, 1987

Law

Harvard University, 1990

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Profession
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David Gormley (Republican Party) is a judge of the Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals. He assumed office on February 11, 2025. His current term ends on February 10, 2031.

Gormley (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Gormley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Education

Gormley received a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 1987 and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1990.[1]

Career

Elections

2024

See also: Ohio intermediate appellate court elections, 2024

General election

General election for Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals

David Gormley won election in the general election for Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals on November 5, 2024.

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100.0
 
550,664

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Total votes: 550,664
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals

David Gormley defeated incumbent Patricia Delaney in the Republican primary for Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals on March 19, 2024.

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56.7
 
87,236
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43.3
 
66,718

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Total votes: 153,954
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Gormley received the following endorsements.

  • Delaware County, Ohio, Republican Party
  • Fairfield County, Ohio, Republican Party
  • Licking County, Ohio, Republican Party
  • Perry County, Ohio, Republican Party
  • Richland County, Ohio, Republican Party

2016

Gormley filed to run for the seat on the Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals held by Judge Sheila Farmer, who was ineligible for re-election because she reached the mandatory retirement age. He ran against Democrat Earle Wise.[2]

Election results

November 8 general election
Earle E. Wise, Jr. defeated David Gormley in the general election for the Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals, Farmer's seat.
Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals, Farmer's Seat, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Earle E. Wise, Jr. 52.06% 262,312
     Republican David Gormley 47.94% 241,595
Total Votes (100% reporting) 503,907
Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
March 15 primary election
Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals, Judge Farmer's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Gormley  (unopposed) 100.00% 193,994
Total Votes 193,994
Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

David Gormley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gormley's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I have served as a trial judge for more than 16 years. I have handled thousands of cases as a judge, and I have presided over more than 160 jury trials. Earlier in my legal career, I served as a prosecutor, as the State Solicitor of Ohio, and as the Director of Legal Resources at the Supreme Court of Ohio.
  • I am running in a contested Republican primary. I am a lifelong Republican, while my opponent has never previously voted in a Republican primary. She has always been a Democrat before this year.
  • I have been endorsed by the Republican parties in Delaware County, Fairfield County, Licking County, Perry County, and Richland County, and I have been endorsed by the Buckeye Firearms Association too.
  • When I worked in the Ohio Attorney General's office I successfully defended Ohio's state motto "With God All Things Are Possible" when the ACLU sued Ohio in federal court to block the use of that motto. Those words remain Ohio's motto today as a result of that case.
I understand the limited role that judges ought to play in our legal system. My job as a judge is to apply the law rather than to create it or change it.
A good judge is fair, patient, firm, knowledgeable about the law and about life, courteous, level-headed, willing and able to listen, humble, prompt, and intellectually curious. I have a 16-year track record of service on the trial bench, and I believe that the attorneys and parties who have appeared in my court would tell you that I strive to demonstrate those qualities every day.
I was a busboy in a restaurant when I was a teenager, and I also stocked the shelves at a retail store.
Delaware County Republican Party,

Fairfield County Republican Party,
Licking County Republican Party,
Perry County Republican Party,
Richland County Republican Party

Buckeye Firearms Association

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Campaign finance summary

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David Gormley campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Ohio Fifth District Court of AppealsWon general$53,829 $50,911
Grand total$53,829 $50,911
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, "Judge David Gormley," accessed February 12, 2016
    2. ↑ [Ohio Secretary of State candidate list, received by email]

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    Patricia Delaney (R)     		Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals
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    Preceded by
    -     		Delaware County Court of Common Pleas
    2015-2025    		 Succeeded by
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