Lasheyl N. Stroud, a sitting Franklin County Common Pleas Court judge, is running for reelection to the Domestic Division bench in the November general election. The nonpartisan seat is officially designated Term Commencing 1/3. Franklin County voters, including those in Upper Arlington and Grandview Heights, will see the contest on their ballots.

Candidate information

  • Name: Lasheyl N. Stroud
  • Office sought: Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge, Domestic Division (Term Commencing 1/3)
  • Election date: Nov. 3, 2026
  • Party: Nonpartisan
  • Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
  • Education: B.A. in criminal justice, Kentucky State University, 2000; juris doctor, The Ohio State University, 2003

Experience and public service

Stroud was elected to the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations and Juvenile Division on Nov. 3, 2020, according to the University of Akron's Judicial Votes Count project. She took office Jan. 3, 2021.

Before taking the bench, Stroud served as lead juvenile magistrate at the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas starting in 2013, according to BallotReady profile data. Her earlier career included work as an assistant attorney general at the Ohio Attorney General's Office from 2004 to 2007, defense counsel at Perez & Morris from 2006 to 2007, and judicial staff attorney at the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division from 2007 to 2011. She ran her own practice, Stroud Law Offices LLC, from 2011 to 2013.

Stroud also served as a teen court hearing officer at the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations and Juvenile Branch from 2005 to 2008 and worked as an adjunct instructor from 2008 to 2014.

On the issues

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

Endorsements

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

  • Columbus Bar Association: Highly Recommended (claimed by the endorser, per Judicial Votes Count)
  • AFL-CIO (claimed by the endorser, per BallotReady)

This profile was built from publicly available candidate information, including data from BallotReady and the University of Akron's Judicial Votes Count project. No candidate questionnaire responses were available.