Ohio Supreme Court justice, a Sebring nativve, speaks at Boardman

BOARDMAN — Hundreds of students from Mahoning, Columbiana and Portage counties today had the chance to go back and forth with an Ohio Supreme Court justice.

Justice Judith French visited Boardman High School, where she spoke to a crowd of students for about 20 minutes and then answered questions for 45 minutes. 

The students were selected by teachers and administrators based on their interest in government and the judicial system.

Some, such as 50 students from Austintown, came to the event despite being on spring break this week. 

Justice French, who grew up in Sebring, briefed students on the state judicial system and talked about her Mahoning County roots. 

"Maybe some of them will look at me and say, 'She went to Sebring High School and now she's on the Ohio Supreme Court. Maybe they can see themselves in me," she said in an interview of why she chose to visit the school.

Justice French was appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court in 2013 by Gov. John Kasich to fill a vacancy. She then was elected to a six-year term in 2014.

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