Sept. 23, 2009
Judicial Panel Accepting Applications to Fill Vacancy on Hamilton County Common Pleas Court
Applications to fill a vacancy on the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court are due by 5 p.m. Oct. 19 to the Ohio Judicial Appointments Recommendation Panel (OJARP).
The seat became vacant on Sept. 4 due to the appointment of Judge William Mallory to the First District Court of Appeals.
Applicants for the position must be a resident and registered elector of Hamilton County and not yet 70 years old on the day they begin their duties, as dictated by Ohio law. In addition, they must be admitted to practice law in Ohio and have maintained their legal license for six years before assuming the judicial post or served as a judge of a court of record in any jurisdiction in the United States.
To continue service in the position, the appointee must run in the November 2010 general election.
In the case of all judicial vacancies, applicants must follow the guidelines set forth by OJARP to ensure their eligibility for appointment.
Applications must be submitted directly to the judicial panel and will then be distributed to the at-large and regional panel members. Additional details about OJARP and the application process can be found on the OJARP Web site at www.ojarp.org.
All materials submitted by applicants for a judicial vacancy will be considered public record under Ohio law. Applicant communication with panel members must be directed to the entire panel; all attempts to contact or influence a panel member are prohibited. Applicant questions and concerns should be addressed to Kent Markus or Jeff Ruppert in the Governor’s Office at 614.466.3555.
Candidates must be available to interview in person on Nov. 6 in Columbus. Individual candidate times and interview locations will be determined at a later date.
Gov. Ted Strickland has selected the following individuals to serve on the regional panel for the current Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas vacancy:
Tim Burke, partner, Manley Burke LPA
Christie A.M. Bryant, regional staff attorney, American Family Insurance
Brian Thomas, attorney, Graydon, Head & Ritchey LLP
Mary Jill Donovan, managing partner, Donovan Law Firm
William Tummler, chair, United Auto Workers Community Action Program (UAW CAP) of Greater Cincinnati
Brendon Cull, director of government affairs, the Kroger Company
At-large panel members:
Janet E. Jackson (panel chair), president and CEO of United Way of Central Ohio
Meg Flack, president of the board, the Ohio League of Women Voters
Derric D. McDonald, patrol officer, Dayton Police Department
Doloris Learmonth, managing partner, Peck Shaffer and Williams LLP in Cincinnati
Mike Miller, of counsel, Kegler, Brown Hill and Ritter; former Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney