This pair of tables is based on the methodology of the Judicial Candidates Rating Commission and the first table includes ratings from it and the Ohio State Bar Association, while the second contains ratings from the Cincinnati Bar Association.
For a photo and short biography of each candidate, click on hir name. Click on the court name for description of its work.
| Ohio Supreme Court |
Candidate | Average Rating |
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association |
Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyers Association |
Norman S. Minor Bar Association |
Ohio Women's Bar Association |
Ohio State Bar Association |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring: "Excellent"="Superior"=4 "Good"="Highly Recommended"=3 |
"Adequate"="Recommended"=2 "Not Recommended"=0 |
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| FTC 1/1/2013 | Terrence O'Donnell (R) |
3.0 | Good | Excellent | Adequate | Excellent | Recommended |
| Michael J. Skindell (D) |
2.2 | Adequate | Adequate | Good | Good | Recommended | |
| FTC 1/2/2013 | Robert R. Cupp (R) |
3.4 | Good | Excellent | Good | Excellent | Highly Recommended |
| William M. O'Neill (D) |
3.2 | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Adequate | Recommended | |
| UTE 12/31/2014 | Yvette McGee Brown (D) |
3.8 | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Highly Recommended |
| Sharon L. Kennedy (R) |
0.4 | Not Recommended | Not Recommended | Not Recommended | Adequate | Not Recommended | |
| Hamilton County Judges |
Candidate | Average Rating |
Integrity | Experience | Respect | Diligence | No Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring: "Excellent"=4 "Good"=3 |
"Fair"=2 "Poor"=0 |
Scores are weighted sums of detailed ratings. |
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| Court of Appeals 1st District FTC 2/9/13 |
Patrick F. Fischer (R) | 3.66 | 3.56 | 3.71 | 3.67 | 3.7 | 48% |
| Martha H. Good (D) | 2.1275 | 2.38 | 1.89 | 2.32 | 1.92 | 87% | |
| Court of Appeals 1st District FTC 2/11/13 |
Bruce B. Whitman (D) | 3.38 | 3.3 | 3.42 | 3.35 | 3.45 | 71% |
| R. Patrick DeWine (R) | 2.9625 | 2.89 | 2.85 | 3.03 | 3.08 | 42% | |
| Court of Common Pleas (2 Elected) FTC 4/1/13 |
Stephen L. Black (D) | 3.5425 | 3.62 | 3.49 | 3.52 | 3.54 | 77% |
| Heather S. Russell (R) | 3.1225 | 3.08 | 3.11 | 3.06 | 3.24 | 58% | |
| Nadine L. Allen (D) | 2.9825 | 3.12 | 2.69 | 3.38 | 2.74 | 39% | |
| Leslie E. Ghiz (R) | 1.9425 | 1.98 | 1.85 | 1.84 | 2.1 | 74% | |
| Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Div. UTE 2/13/15 |
John M. Williams (R) | 3.6075 | 3.61 | 3.49 | 3.69 | 3.64 | 71% |
| William S. Bell Sr. (W) | 2.9 | 2.94 | 2.68 | 3.23 | 2.75 | 86% | |