{"id":39251,"date":"2018-09-13T11:21:13","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T11:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/?page_id=39251"},"modified":"2018-09-13T11:21:13","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T11:21:13","slug":"pierre-bergeron","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/pierre-bergeron\/","title":{"rendered":"Pierre Bergeron"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Office<\/strong>: Hamilton County \u2013 Ohio First District Court of Appeals<\/p>\n

Age<\/strong>: 44<\/p>\n

Residence<\/strong>: Cincinnati, OH<\/p>\n

Email<\/strong>: PierreForJudge@gmail.com<\/p>\n

Website<\/strong>: www.VotePierre.com; facebook.com\/PierreForJudge; twitter:
\n@PierreHBergeron<\/p>\n

Occupation<\/strong>: Attorney<\/p>\n

Education<\/strong>: B.A., Centre College; J.D., University of Virginia School of
\nLaw<\/p>\n

Work Experience<\/strong>: Former federal appellate clerk; Partner and Global
\nChair of Appellate and Supreme Court Practice at Squire Patton Boggs
\nFamily: Married with 2 children<\/p>\n

Affiliations<\/strong>: Episcopal<\/p>\n

Endorsements<\/strong>: Please check www.VotePierre.com for latest
\nendorsements<\/p>\n

Bar Association Ratings<\/strong>: N\/A<\/p>\n

(1) List your judicial experience (courts and years):<\/strong>
\nWhile I have not previously served as a judge, the American Arbitration<\/p>\n

Association (AAA) has appointed me as an arbitrator in several cases.
\nAn arbitrator is essentially a private judge who resolves disputes
\nbetween parties to a contract, and who issues binding decisions that
\ncan be enforced in the courts. The AAA is the leading arbitration
\norganization in the country, and I\u2019ve been honored to be included on its
\npanel. The AAA only selects a small percentage of lawyers for this
\ndistinction, and they must undergo an involved application process and
\ntraining.
\nAs an arbitrator, I have presided over arbitration hearings, made
\nevidentiary determinations, interpreted contracts, and applied the law
\njust like a judge would do. In two cases, my co-arbitrators appointed me
\nchair of the cases involving a three-arbitrator panel, which was a
\ndistinct honor. My arbitration background, experience, and training will
\nprove very helpful if I\u2019m elected to serve the people of Hamilton County
\nas an appellate judge.<\/p>\n

(2) What about your non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a<\/strong>
\njudge?<\/strong>
\nMy experience as an appellate lawyer handling over 100 appeals in my
\ncareer makes me uniquely qualified to both serve on the bench and to
\nhelp accomplish the change that is needed to make our Court a shining
\nlight in the State. I come from a background of public service\u2013my father
\ntaught history, my mother was an Episcopal priest, one brother is a
\njudge in Kentucky, and my other brother is a naval officer serving at the
\nPentagon. I am ready to take those lessons I have learned, both growing
\nup and as a lawyer, to serve the residents of Hamilton County. I
\ngraduated from the University of Virginia School of Law, and
\nsubsequently served as a law clerk for Judge David Nelson of the Sixth
\nCircuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati. I then joined the law \u00d7rm of
\nSquire Patton Boggs and became the Chair of the Appellate and
\nSupreme Court Practice Group.
\nIn that capacity, I have argued appeals in federal and state appellate
\ncourts across the country, including twice at the United States Supreme
\nCourt. As a recognized leader in appellate practice, I was recently named
\nCincinnati\u2019s Appellate Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers, as selected
\nby my peers. Judges have frequently named me to serve on court related
\ncommittees, such as rule advisory committees, providing me a
\nchance to work closely with judges and have a voice on how the court\u2019s
\nprocedures can be improved. Judges have also invited me to speak at
\njudicial conferences on topics of appellate practice. I have taught at
\nnumerous lawyer-training programs throughout Ohio, generally on
\nappellate practice, and I have published articles on those topics. I
\nenjoyed the opportunity to teach at the University of Cincinnati
\nCollege of Law, where I founded the Appellate Litigation Clinic to allow
\nlaw students the opportunity to assist in representing indigent clients.
\nBeyond my civil litigation experience, I have won pro bono cases for
\nindigent criminal defendants at the Ohio Supreme Court, the Kentucky
\nSupreme Court, and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. I have also
\nworked on several appeals with the Ohio Innocence Project, including
\ntwo cases that led to the exoneration of innocent men who collectively
\nserved decades in prison. These experiences have granted me a deep
\nunderstanding of the challenges facing our criminal justice system.<\/p>\n

(3) Why are you running for this particular court seat?<\/strong>
\nI have practiced nearly 20 years in appellate courts across the country,
\nincluding Ohio\u2019s First District Court of Appeals. This experience has
\nshown me what works and what doesn\u2019t in appellate courts. I am
\nrunning for this seat because I believe that I can help bring positive
\nchange in the First District, making the court both more transparent
\nand responsive to the citizens of Hamilton County. Specifically, there
\nare two changes that will help render the appellate process fairer to the
\nparties appearing before the Court.
\nFirst, the First District has a long-standing rule (not present in any
\nother Ohio appellate district) that places restrictions on the briefs that
\nparties submit. Changing this rule will enable the parties to fully
\ndevelop the arguments that they wish the Court to consider\u2013in other
\nwords, their voices should be heard. More developed briefings will
\nassist the judges in reaching the correct decision by allowing a full
\nconsideration of the matter before court. We should therefore bring
\nthe First District\u2019s rules in line with what all of the other appellate
\ndistricts in the State do.
\nSecond, a substantial percentage of the Court\u2019s decisions have
\nhistorically been rendered with 2-3 page judgment entries. These
\nentries often do not provide much analysis of the issues on appeal,
\noften leaving the parties in the dark as to why the Court reached its
\ndecision. Win or lose, a party deserves a complete explanation for the
\nCourt\u2019s decision so that it knows that the Court seriously considered its
\ncase. Providing a more thorough analysis will also help lawyers and
\ntheir future clients to understand the law governing this district, and
\nthis increased transparency will help instill a greater confidence in our
\njudiciary. Nearly all the clients I\u2019ve represented over the years believe
\nthat their case is the most important matter before the Court. And they
\nare uniformly disappointed if the Court does not show them that
\nrespect. The First District is effectively the Supreme Court for
\nHamilton County (because so few cases can be appealed further), and
\nits rulings greatly affect the lives and businesses of Hamilton County
\nresidents. If elected, I will work to ensure that every case, no matter
\nhow large or small, is treated the way that I would want my own case
\ntreated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Office: Hamilton County \u2013 Ohio First District Court of Appeals Age: 44 Residence: Cincinnati, OH Email: PierreForJudge@gmail.com Website: www.VotePierre.com; facebook.com\/PierreForJudge; twitter: @PierreHBergeron Occupation: Attorney Education: B.A., Centre College; J.D., University of Virginia School of Law Work Experience: Former federal appellate clerk; Partner and Global Chair of Appellate and Supreme Court Practice at Squire Patton Boggs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3619,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-39251","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3619"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39251"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39263,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39251\/revisions\/39263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}