and was an associate for 13 years with the firm of Keating Muething & Klekamp. In August 2021, DeWine withdrew from the contest to be nominated as Ohio Supreme Court chief justice in succession to Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor. Involvement in legislative redistricting cases Justice DeWine refused to recuse from a case in which his father, Governor Mike DeWine, was a party and helped author the minority opinion that would have upheld an unconstitutional gerrymander approved by the Ohio Redistricting Commission, of which Governor DeWine is the chairman. Personal life DeWine's first marriage ended in divorce in 2003. He and his ex-wife have three sons. He was married to his second wife, Rhonda DeWine, from 2010 until 2019 when she filed for divorce. References External links League of Women Voters page on the race Campaign site Ohio Supreme Court 1968 births 21st-century American judges American people of Irish descent Cincinnati City Council members Justices of the Ohio Supreme Court Living people Miami University alumni Ohio lawyers Ohio Republicans People from Hamilton County, Ohio University of Michigan Law School alumni