Judge Lasheyl N. Stroud is running for reelection to the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations and Juvenile Division, in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.

The seat is nonpartisan. It carries a term commencing Jan. 3. Stroud was first elected to the bench on Nov. 3, 2020, and assumed office on Jan. 3, 2021, according to her Judicial Votes Count profile. She has served on the court since then.

Candidate information

  • Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
  • Education: Bachelor of arts in criminal justice, Kentucky State University, 2000; juris doctor, The Ohio State University, 2003
  • Community involvement: Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.; member of New Covenant Believers' Church

Experience and public service

Stroud built her legal career across public service, private practice and the judiciary, according to her Judicial Votes Count profile and BallotReady data.

She served as an assistant attorney general at the Ohio Attorney General's Office from 2004 to 2007. She also worked as defense counsel at Perez & Morris from 2006 to 2007 and as a judicial staff attorney at the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, from 2007 to 2011.

Stroud served as a teen court hearing officer at the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations and Juvenile Branch, from 2005 to 2008. She worked as an adjunct instructor from 2008 to 2014.

She opened Stroud Law Offices LLC, where she practiced from 2011 to 2013. She then served as lead juvenile magistrate at the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas from 2013 until she assumed the bench in January 2021.

On the issues

No issue positions or policy statements from Stroud were available for this profile.

Endorsements

Stroud has received the following endorsements, according to her Judicial Votes Count profile and BallotReady data:

  • Columbus Bar Association (rated "Highly Recommended")
  • AFL-CIO

This profile was built from publicly available candidate information, including Judicial Votes Count questionnaire data hosted by the University of Akron and BallotReady election data. No candidate questionnaire responses on policy issues were available at the time of publication.