Judge Andy Miller is seeking to keep his seat on the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. The race is nonpartisan.

Miller has served on the Common Pleas bench since Feb. 9, 2021, according to the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas website. He is certified for the ballot, according to BallotReady. Franklin County voters in Upper Arlington, Grandview Heights and Marble Cliff will see this race on their ballots.

Candidate information

  • Office sought: Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge, General Division (Term Commencing 2/9)
  • Party: Nonpartisan
  • Election date: Nov. 3, 2026
  • Ballot status: Certified for the ballot, according to BallotReady
  • Education: High school diploma, Northmont Senior High School, 1994; bachelor's degree in finance, Ohio University College of Business, 1998; juris doctor, Ohio State University College of Law, 2001

Experience and public service

Before joining the bench, Miller worked in federal clerkships, private practice, academia and local government, according to BallotReady.

After earning his law degree from Ohio State in 2001, Miller clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from 2001 to 2002. He then clerked for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California from 2002 to 2003.

Miller moved into private practice as an associate litigation attorney at Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, where he worked from 2003 to 2007.

He also spent time in legal academia. Miller taught as an appellate advocacy instructor at Ohio State University College of Law from 2006 to 2007. He served as an assistant visiting professor of law at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law from 2007 to 2008 and at South Texas College of Law from 2008 to 2009.

Miller joined the Columbus City Attorney's Office as a senior litigation attorney in 2009, a position BallotReady lists as current. He has served on the Franklin County Common Pleas Court since Feb. 9, 2021.

On the issues

No issue responses from Miller were available in the materials reviewed for this profile.

Endorsements

The following endorsements were claimed by the endorsing organizations, according to Miller's campaign account on X:

  • OCSEA, AFSCME Local 11
  • Stonewall Democrats of Central Ohio

Candidate information in this profile is drawn from BallotReady data, the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas website and the candidate's social media account. The Upper Arlington-Grandview Record did not interview the candidate for this profile.