{"id":40035,"date":"2018-09-19T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/?page_id=40035"},"modified":"2018-09-19T15:15:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T15:15:00","slug":"joe-mcnamara-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/joe-mcnamara-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe McNamara"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Office<\/strong>: Lucas County \u2013 Lucas County Court of Common Pleas \u2013
\nGeneral Division<\/p>\n

Age<\/strong>: 41<\/p>\n

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

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

Website<\/strong>: www.mcnamaraforjudge.com; Facebook
\n@McNamaraforJudge<\/p>\n

Occupation<\/strong>: Assistant Law Director, City of Toledo<\/p>\n

Education<\/strong>: J.D. New York University, School of Law<\/p>\n

Work Experience<\/strong>: Attorney since 2003<\/p>\n

Family<\/strong>: Married, 3 dogs (Honey, Bit and Walter), Licensed Foster
\nParent<\/p>\n

Affiliations<\/strong>: Member of Christ the King Catholic Church<\/p>\n

Endorsements<\/strong>: Lucas County Democratic Party, Northwest Ohio
\nBuilding Trades Council, Toledo Firefighters Local 92, Sheet Metal
\nWorkers Local 33, Ironworkers Local 55<\/p>\n

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

(1) List your judicial\u00a0experience (courts and years):\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

First-time judicial candidate.<\/p>\n

(2) What about your non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a<\/strong>
\njudge?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Voting is one of our most precious rights. Preventing people from
\nbecoming disenfranchised is perhaps one of my greatest legal
\naccomplishments. In 2004, I was part of a legal team that brought a
\nfederal lawsuit against Ohio election officials for failing to follow the
\nHelp America Vote Act. This litigation successfully protected the right
\nto vote in Ohio and was an-eye opening experience for me as to why we
\nneed judges who understand the importance of the right to vote and
\nwill uphold the law. I am a life-long member of this community and care
\nvery much about its future.
\nWhile I have experience in the private sector, I find myself continually
\ndrawn to public service. In addition to serving on many boards over the
\nyears, I served on Toledo City Council from 2006 to 2013 and was
\ntwice elected President, while maintaining a private law practice. This
\nlocal legislative experience gives me an excellent perspective in
\ninterpreting laws. On Council, I drafted or helped pass many pieces of
\nlegislation including the Energy Special Improvement District
\nordinance, the anti-human trafficking ordinance, and an ordinance to
\ndecrease the cost of public records requests. As Council President, I
\nmaintained order and decorum over a legislative body. I facilitated an
\nenvironment where everyone was heard, debate was civil and decisions
\nwere made. My legal practice has included a diverse array of clients and
\nmatters. I have represented clients in both civil and criminal cases. I
\nhave experienced large law-firm life and a solo practice.
\nCurrently I work as an Assistant Law Director for the City of Toledo and
\nrepresent the City in various courts including Lucas County Common
\nPleas, the United States District Court for the Northern District of
\nOhio and the Ohio Supreme Court. I have litigated multi-million dollar
\ndisputes as well as matters in small claims. No matter the issue, every
\ncase is important to those individuals who come before the court and
\nthey deserve to have their matters heard by an impartial judge. My
\nexperience has taught me to listen, apply the law fairly and treat
\neveryone with dignity and respect. I view this opportunity as a
\ncontinuance of my service to the community and an exercise of my
\npassion for the law.<\/p>\n

(3) Why are you running for this particular court seat?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Simply put, this seat has a critical and far-reaching impact on
\nimplementing justice and maintaining public safety in our community. I
\nhave a passion for the law. One of the greatest draws for me to become
\na lawyer is the intellectual challenge. I love working on difficult legal
\nproblems and finding the correct legal conclusion. A large part of the
\nchallenge is to find the right words to communicate the conclusion as
\nsimply and clearly as possible. I especially enjoy legal issues involving
\nthe Rules of Evidence.
\nThe Lucas County Court of Common Pleas is a trial court of general
\njurisdiction. This means that the legal issues before the court are
\ndiverse and interesting. The court, however, also takes testimony from
\nwitnesses. The taking of testimony requires a judge to know the Rules
\nof Evidence very well and quickly make decisions to ensure that that
\nthe law is being followed correctly and faithfully. I know that this seat is
\nintellectually challenging and am excited to do the work that is so
\ncrucial to creating a fair and impartial judiciary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Office: Lucas County \u2013 Lucas County Court of Common Pleas \u2013 General Division Age: 41 Residence: Toledo, OH Email: joemcnamara@gmail.com Website: www.mcnamaraforjudge.com; Facebook @McNamaraforJudge Occupation: Assistant Law Director, City of Toledo Education: J.D. New York University, School of Law Work Experience: Attorney since 2003 Family: Married, 3 dogs (Honey, Bit and Walter), Licensed Foster Parent […]<\/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-40035","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40035","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=40035"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40047,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40035\/revisions\/40047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}