Judith L. French

Judi French
Director of the Ohio Department of Insurance
Assumed office
February 8, 2021
Appointed byMike DeWine
Preceded byTynesia Dorsey (acting)
Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
In office
January 1, 2013 – January 2, 2021
Appointed byJohn Kasich
Preceded byEvelyn Lundberg Stratton
Succeeded byJennifer Brunner
Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals
for the 10th District
In office
September 2004 – December 2012
Appointed byBob Taft
Preceded byMichael H. Watson
Succeeded byAmy O'Grady
Personal details
Born (1962-08-22) August 22, 1962 (age 62)
Sebring, Ohio
Political partyRepublican
SpouseEd Skeens
Children2
ResidenceGrandview Heights, Ohio
Alma mater

Judith L. “Judi” French (born August 22, 1962) is an American jurist. She was appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court by Governor John Kasich, to replace Evelyn Lundberg Stratton, who resigned. A graduate of The Ohio State University, she previously served as a judge of the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals. She lost re-election in 2020 to Democratic appeals court judge Jennifer Brunner.