Jennifer Brunner serves as one of 8 state appeals court judges of the Tenth District Court of Appeals located in Columbus, Ohio; she previously served in elective office as Common Pleas Judge (2000-2005) and Ohio Secretary of State (2007-2011). In 2008 she received the bipartisan John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for her public service. Brunner founded and was a principal at Brunner Quinn just prior to being elected to her current judicial position and holds 17 years private law practice experience as well as state government experience in the Ohio Senate and the Secretary of State's office as a staff attorney.