Kelley Gabrielle Boller is running for Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge in the Domestic Division in the Tuesday, Nov. 3 general election. The seat is nonpartisan. Its term begins Jan. 2.

Boller, a family law attorney, faces George Leach in the race, according to the Columbus Dispatch.

Candidate information

  • Age: 55 as of the 2026 primary, according to her Dispatch questionnaire response
  • Education: J.D.; MBA
  • Party: Nonpartisan race

Experience and public service

Boller said on her campaign website that she founded her own family law practice in Franklin County. She said she previously served as a staff attorney at the Columbus Legal Aid Society's Family Law Unit.

Boller also said she worked as a coordinator for the Family Drug Court, Mental Health Court and Mediation Programs at Hamilton County Juvenile Court. She said she has experience in product development for legal software in the corporate sector and has taught at the college level, according to her Dispatch questionnaire response.

On the issues

The following positions are drawn from Boller's responses to the Columbus Dispatch candidate questionnaire.

Judicial fairness: Boller said the most important aspect of the bench is fairness and impartiality. She called the Domestic Relations court "a court of equity" and said it is "essential to have a judge striving to find fair and equitable results for all litigants and parties."

Juvenile crime and rehabilitation: Boller said rehabilitation and public safety are not at odds. She said she would use "holistic and evidence-based practices to both hold the child accountable and help change the environment that led the child to commit the offense."

Child safety: Boller said appointing highly trained guardians ad litem is vital in dependency and custody cases. She said a case should close "only when there is consensus among the professionals that there is no longer a protective need."

Endorsements

Boller has received the following endorsements, according to the sources listed:

  • Franklin County Democratic Party, according to the Columbus Dispatch
  • Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio, according to a press release from the organization. Lauren Blauvelt, the group's executive director, called Boller "the judge who will protect reproductive rights for Ohioans."

Franklin County voters cast ballots on Nov. 3.

Candidate responses were drawn from the Columbus Dispatch questionnaire and Boller's official campaign website. Positions reflect the candidate's own statements.