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State bar ranks supreme court candidates
Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Brown, a Democrat, earned a “recommended” ranking while his opponent Justice Maureen O’Connor, a Republican, was ranked “highly recommended” by the Ohio State Bar Association.
Justice Judith Lanzinger, a Republican, and her opponent, Judge Mary Jane Trapp, a Democrat, were both ranked “highly recommended.”
The bar association ranked the candidates based on legal knowledge and ability, professional experience, judicial competence, integrity and diligence, community service, health and personal responsibility.
The bar association’s Commission on Judicial Candidates reviewed candidate material and conducted interviews with lawyers, judges and the candidates.
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By Jake
September 8, 2010 10:24 PM | Link to this
I really do not have a good basis for judging (no pun intended) the qualifications of Brown vs O’Connor but I am somewhat concerned that Brown is where he is because he was a political appointment to serve as Franklin County Probate Court Judge and now has abandoned that position to run as Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. That bothers me a lot.
By Quentin0352
September 7, 2010 7:37 PM | Link to this
The BAR Association reccomending candidates is like having a wolf rate the guards at a hen house. Last I found, even obvious and blatant violations of prople’s constitutional rights are considered good rulings to them.