Preceded by Robert E. Holmes Name Francis Sweeney Children four | Spouse(s) Lee Marie Yesback Party Democratic Party Political party Democratic Role American Politician | |
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Born January 24, 1934
Cuyahoga County, Ohio ( 1934-01-24 ) Resting place Holy Cross Cemetery, Brook Park, Ohio Alma mater Xavier University
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Died April 10, 2011, Lakewood, Ohio, United States Education Xavier University, Cleveland–Marshall College of Law | ||
Service/branch United States Army Succeeded by Judith Ann Lanzinger Allegiance United States of America | ||
Francis Edward Sweeney Sr. (January 24, 1934 – April 10, 2011) was an American politician and jurist of the Ohio Democratic party. He served as a justice on the Ohio Supreme Court from 1993 to 2004. He was barred from running for a third term in 2004 because of his age.
While on the court, he formed a majority coalition with fellow Democrat Alice Robie Resnick and Republicans Paul Pfeifer and Andrew Douglas.
He earned his Juris Doctor from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1963.
Sweeney, played defensive tackle for Xavier as well as in the Canadian Football League. His grandson Jake Ryan is a linebacker in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers while two of his other grandsons (Connor (wide receiver) and Zack (linebacker) Ryan) played college football at Ball State.