Office: Scioto County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
Age: 49
Residence: Minford, OH
Email: judge.kuhn@sciotocounty.net
Website: https://www.facebook.com/KuhnforJudge/, www.kuhnforjudge.com/
Occupation: Judge
Education: J.D. University of Toledo, College of Law
Work Experience: Judge, Scioto County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (2018)
Family: Married
Affiliations: The Rock Church
Endorsements: please see for list: https://www.facebook.com/KuhnforJudge/
Bar Association Ratings: N/A
(1) List your judicial experience (courts and years) I was appointed to the Court of Common Pleas July 11, 2018.
(2) What about your non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?
I previously served 13 1/2 years a Prosecuting Attorney for Scioto County. Before becoming Prosecuting Attorney I served 9 years as Portsmouth City Prosecutor and during that time I ran my own law office where I handled and tried various civil matters. I believe my breadth of trial experience makes me qualified to preside over the important cases tried before the Court of Common Pleas.
(3) Why are you running for this particular court seat?
I decided to run for the Court of Common Pleas because I felt that it was important to reestablish some core concepts into our justice system. Concepts such as timely resolution of cases; personal responsibility; and fair sentencing in criminal matters. I believe every person is entitled to a timely resolution of their case, whether a victim, criminal defendant, the families of either, or a party to a car accident or a boundary dispute. Parties should know they will get their case done in a fair and timely manner. When we fail to being cases to resolution timely, then even the most wise decision is not a just decision. I have begun the practice of accelerating the Court docket, but without sacrificing the parties right to be heard. I believe that the courts should be concerned with the concept of personal responsibility of the litigants for their promises and wrongs. This must be the same for individuals and corporations. This idea of personal responsibility is one of the reasons as Prosecuting Attorney I supported the establishment of a Drug Court, and have committed the time and resources, as judge, to continuing with this program. The idea of participants being personally responsible for not only their crimes, but to also be personally responsible for their addictions, is essential to prevailing in the current opiate crisis. I also believe that parties are entitled to fair sentences on criminal cases. During my time as Prosecuting Attorney I made it my practice to recommend sentences that I believed were fair. Sometimes the fair sentence was probation or Drug Court, meaning sometimes the individual would get a second chance and sometimes I would recommend sentence that amounted to life in prison of the defendant. Fair sentencing does not mean easy, but fair under the facts and law of each individual case. I have continued with this practice as judge. These are some of the core concepts that I believe in and believe need to be part of our court system.