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Judge, 9th District Court of Appeals
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| Term: 6 years (Term commences 02/10/05)
Salary: $119,700
Job Description: The Court of Appeals is essentially a Court of Review. It hears appeals from the Common Pleas, County and Municipal Courts. Desicions are final except in cases involving Constitutional questions, cases of felony, cases in which it has original jurisdiction, and cases of public or great general interest.
Question 1: If elected, what will be your three priorities?
Question 2: Is prior judicial experience a necessary qualification to be an effective appellate judge? Why or why not?
VOTE FOR ONE
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Eve Belfance
590 Merriman Rd.
Akron, OH 44303
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Age: 42
Education: Yale University, B.A., 1980-1984; Case Western Reserve School of Law Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1987-1990
Occupation: Attorney
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Question 1: My highest priorities are halting the erosion of public trust in our Court of Appeals, ensuring that each case is given fair and full consideration and that timely decisions are issued that reflect a substantive and comprehensive understanding of the law as well as the highest standards in scholarship.
Question 2: No, the skills of an appellate judge are distinct. Appellate judges must have superior research, analytical and writing skills, and must be intellectually nimble in order to analyze a wide variety of legal issues. Demonstrated legal excellence, a breadth of legal and appellate experience as an attorney are most important.
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Donna J. Carr
743 Diandrea Dr.
Akron, OH 44333
Age: 44
Education: Kent Sate University, University of Akron School of Law
Occupation: Presiding Judge Ninth District Court of Appeals, Elected 1998, previously judge, Akron Municipal Court And assistant county prosecutor.
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Question 1: My three priorities are to:
- Fairly, intelligently, and impartially decide the cases that come before me based upon the law.
- Improve public confidence in the judicial system through public education (awareness, e.g. Our program of holding court sessions in local schools)
- Implement a mediation program.
Question 2: I feel prior judicial experience is very important. An appellate judge reviews a trial judge’s decision for error and determines whether he acted unreasonably. Without prior judicial experience in making those decisions, the appellate judge lacks a valuable tool in evaluating the reasonableness and ramifications of the decision.
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