Some Republican legislators have said that impeachment charges could be filed against Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O鈥機onnor, who鈥檚 sided with the three Democratic justices in throwing out GOP-drawn legislative and congressional maps. But a key party leader isn鈥檛 taking a position on that.
Bob Cupp was an Ohio Supreme Court justice from 2007-2013, serving alongside O鈥機onnor, a fellow Republican. He鈥檚 now House Speaker and chairing the Ohio Redistricting Commission, which has approved on party-line votes all the maps that the court has rejected.
Cupp was asked after a commission meeting this weekend if he thinks O鈥機onnor should be impeached.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 have any comment on that,鈥� Cupp said.
Fellow commission member and Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said impeachment is 鈥渘ot a good idea.鈥�
The Democrat who defeated Cupp in 2012 as he sought re-election to the state supreme court, former justice Bill O鈥橬eill, said he鈥檚 stunned at the idea. Both O'Neill and retired Republican justice Paul Pfeifer said it won鈥檛 happen.
