Office: Franklin County – Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals
Age: 44
Residence: Gahanna, OH
Email: beatty4judge@gmail.com
Website: http://JudgeBeattyBlunt.com
Occupation: Judge, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General
Division
Education: B.A. Spelman College, magna cum laude 1996; J.D.
Vanderbilt University School of Law 1999
Work Experience: Prior to taking the bench in 2009 I practiced civil
litigation on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants in both a small and large
firm setting.
Family: Married with 2 children
Affiliations: Member, The Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on
Continuing Legal Education; Trustee, Common Pleas Judges
Association; Member, Columbus Bar Association; Member, Ohio State
Bar Association; Member, Ohio Women’s Bar Association; Member,
John Mercer Langston Bar Association, Member, Women Lawyers of
Franklin County
Endorsements: As of March 30, 2018, Franklin County Democratic
Party and Stonewall Democrats
Bar Association Ratings: N/A
(1) List your judicial experience (courts and years):
Since 2009 I have presided over civil cases where the amount in dispute
is above 5,000, felony criminal cases, and administrative appeals.
Between April 2009 and December 2017, I presided over more than
10,000 cases. Of these cases, 16 were designated as complex litigation.
As of December 2017, I have presided over 81 criminal jury trials, 16
civil jury trials, 1 criminal bench trial and 34 civil bench trials. I have
been exposed to and decided a variety of issues from sentencing on
murder and rape cases to multi-million-dollar civil litigation. And I have
done so in a thorough and timely manner. I currently serve as a Member
of Franklin County Court of Common Pleas General Division Personnel
and Criminal Committees and I am Vice-Chair of the Finance
Committee. I previously served on the Technology and Rules
Committees.
(2) What about your non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a
judge?
I have proven myself to be an independent thinker committed to
following the law and doing what I think is right. I have made many
difficult decisions and withstood the accompanying scrutiny. My
experience and proven dedication to public service make me uniquely
qualified to become an appellate judge. I am willing to listen to all
people, I treat all people with respect and I work hard on every case. I
apply the law to each matter before me in a tempered, impartial and
fair manner while always remembering that the decisions I make have a
tremendous impact on people’s lives. I have worked tirelessly to
improve our community through my deep commitment to public
service. For example, I served on the Greater Columbus Infant
Mortality Task Force, which aimed to reduce the rate of infant mortality
in Franklin County. I have served on the boards of United Way of
Central Ohio and YWCA Columbus.
(3) Why are you running for this particular court seat?
I am running to become a Judge on the Tenth District Court of Appeals
to impact the application of justice in a fair and just manner on a larger
scale. In contrast to my current position as a trial court judge where my
decisions only impact the cases before me, my decisions on the
appellate level would have county-wide application. This larger reach
could potentially extend to the entire state because other counties
often rely on 10th District decisions when reaching their own
determinations.