{"id":52235,"date":"2020-02-19T17:43:08","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T17:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/?p=52235"},"modified":"2020-08-18T18:40:35","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T18:40:35","slug":"rocky-a-coss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/rocky-a-coss\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocky A. Coss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/files\/2020\/02\/rocky-coss-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52239\" width=\"426\" height=\"283\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post-content-left\">\n<h4><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;color: #191e23\">Office:&nbsp;<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;color: #191e23\">For Judge of the Highland County Court of Common Pleas, General\/Domestic Relations Division<br \/>Term Beginning 2\/9\/2021 <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age:&nbsp;<\/strong>68<\/p>\n<p><strong>Residence:&nbsp;<\/strong>Hillsboro<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:judgecoss@hccpc.org\">judgecoss@hccpc.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Website:&nbsp;<\/strong>none<\/p>\n<p><strong>Social Media:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Occupation:&nbsp;<\/strong>Judge<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education:&nbsp;<\/strong>J.D., The Ohio State University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Work Experience:&nbsp;<\/strong><br \/>Private practice 1976-2008, Highland County Prosecuting Attorney, 1977-2001<\/p>\n<p><strong>Family:&nbsp;<\/strong>Married with two children and two step-children<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affiliations:&nbsp;<\/strong>Member of the First United Methodist Church in Hillsboro. Member of Hillsboro Rotary Club<\/p>\n<p><strong>Endorsements:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bar Association Ratings:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post-content-right\">\n<p><strong>(1) List your judicial experience (courts and years)<\/strong><br \/>Acting Judge, Hillsboro Municipal Court 2001-2008 Judge, Highland County Common Pleas Court 2008-present<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) What about your non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?<\/strong><br \/>I have been involved with numerous community activities over the past forty-four years and know the values of our community as well as the expectations of the community that their judges will be fair and impartial in their decision making.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) Why are you running for this particular court seat?<\/strong><br \/>Since August of 2008 when I assumed the bench, I have made many improvements in the administration of the court and have kept the docket one of the most current in the state.<\/p>\n<p>There are many changes that are occurring or being considered that affect the courts of our state including both the law and the administration of the courts. I want to be involved in implementing those changes in our court.<\/p>\n<p>In December of 2019, our Drug Court Docket was approved and I want to continue to develop that as an effective program for rehabilitating offenders and helping them to become sober and productive members of our community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Office:&nbsp;For Judge of the Highland County Court of Common Pleas, General\/Domestic Relations DivisionTerm Beginning 2\/9\/2021 Age:&nbsp;68 Residence:&nbsp;Hillsboro Email:&nbsp;judgecoss@hccpc.org Website:&nbsp;none Social Media:&nbsp; Occupation:&nbsp;Judge Education:&nbsp;J.D., The Ohio State University Work Experience:&nbsp;Private practice 1976-2008, Highland County Prosecuting Attorney, 1977-2001 Family:&nbsp;Married with two children and two step-children Affiliations:&nbsp;Member of the First United Methodist Church in Hillsboro. 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