Ohio's 1st black female justice wants to keep seat

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The first black woman to sit on the Ohio Supreme Court will campaign to keep her seat.

The Ohio Democratic Party says Justice Yvette McGee Brown plans to formally announce her bid Monday afternoon at a YWCA facility in Columbus. She's one of three justices in races this year.

Outgoing Democratic governor Ted Strickland picked McGee Brown in 2010 to fill a vacancy created by the election of Justice Maureen O'Connor as chief justice.

At the time, McGee Brown told The Plain Dealer in Cleveland that the appointment was significant to her and represented "more to people around the state."