{"id":58739,"date":"2020-09-24T19:20:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T19:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/?p=58739"},"modified":"2020-09-25T14:02:41","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T14:02:41","slug":"judi-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/judi-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Judi French"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Office: <\/strong>For Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
Full Term Beginning 1\/2\/2021<\/span><\/h4>
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Age: <\/strong>58<\/p>\n

Residence: <\/strong>Columbus<\/p>\n

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

Website: <\/strong>http:\/\/JusticeJudiFrench.com<\/a>; http:\/\/FriendsofFrench.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Social Media: <\/strong>http:\/\/Facebook.com\/JusticeJudiFrench.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Occupation: <\/strong>Justice, Ohio Supreme Court<\/p>\n

Education: <\/strong>B.A. (Political Science); M.A. (History); J.D. (Law with honors), The Ohio State University<\/p>\n

Work Experience: <\/strong>Justice, Ohio Supreme Court (2013-present); Judge, Tenth District Court of Appeals (2004-2012); Chief Legal Counsel to the Ohio Governor (2002-2004); Assistant Attorney General\/Chief Counsel to the Attorney General of Ohio (1997-2002); Chief Legal Counsel, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (1993-1997); Associate Counsel, Steelcase, Inc. (1993); Associate, Porter Wright Law Firm (1988-1993).<\/p>\n

Family: <\/strong>Married with two children and two grandchildren<\/p>\n

Affiliations: <\/strong>Court Liaison, Ohio Access to Justice Foundation Board; Volunteer, Franklin County Children’s Services College Bound Program; Member, Federal Appellate Rules Committee; Member, First Community Church; Member, OSU Moritz College of Law National Council<\/p>\n

Endorsements: <\/strong>Ohio Fraternal Order of Police; Ohio Chamber of Commerce PAC; Ohio Farm Bureau AGGPAC; NFIB Ohio; Affiliated Construction Trades Ohio (ACT Ohio); Ohio State Medical Association PAC<\/p>\n

Bar Association Ratings: <\/strong>2020: “Highly Recommended” https:\/\/www.ohiobar.org\/about-us\/media-center\/osba-news\/2020news\/ohio-state-bar-association-commission-on-judicial-candidates-announces-ohio-supreme-court-candidate-ratings-for-the-2020-election\/<\/a>; 2014 “Highly Recommended” by the Ohio State Bar Association Commission on Judicial Candidates; 2010 “Highly Recommended” by the Columbus Bar Association Judicial Committee http:\/\/www.cbalaw.org\/cba_prod\/Main\/Resources\/Public\/Judicial-Elections.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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(1) List your judicial experience (courts and years)<\/strong>
Justice, Ohio Supreme Court 2013 – present
\u2022 Appointed January 2013; elected November 2014.
\u2022 Serve on seven-member court with statewide jurisdiction over all legal matters, including discretionary and non-discretionary appeals, original actions, death-penalty appeals, and disciplinary matters.
\u2022 Serve as frequent presenter before high school, college, law school, legal professional, and general public audiences on matters of access to justice, civic education, law, and campaign policy.
\u2022 Appointed by United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts to serve on the Federal Appellate Rules Committee. Judge, Tenth District Court of Appeals 2004 – 2012
\u2022 Appointed October 2004; elected November 2004; re-elected November 2010.
\u2022 Served on eight-member court with jurisdiction over civil, criminal, and administrative appeals; authored 800 opinions.
\u2022 Served as administrative judge (2007 and 2008) and as presiding judge (2009)<\/p>\n

(2) What about your non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?<\/strong>
For more than two decades, I have dedicated my career to public service. Before becoming a judge, I had served as chief legal counsel to the governor, an assistant attorney general, and a state government lawyer. Those years in public service are critical to my understanding of state laws, my adherence to constitutional limitations, and my commitment to careful and efficient decision making on behalf of all Ohioans.<\/p>\n

I also have legal experience in the private sector, having worked in a law firm and a large manufacturing corporation. That private experience helps me understand the practical impact of our decisions and appreciate the impact of our judicial rules and procedures.<\/p>\n

Finally, as the daughter of a schoolteacher, I appreciate my Ohio roots and education, and I am committed to using my voice as a Justice to be a part of civic education in Ohio. I speak frequently to students, educators, and civic organizations. Since taking office, I have traveled to all 88 counties (I am on my fifth time around), and I have met with individuals, organizations, businesses, and local leaders, all in an effort to serve them better. If reelected, I will continue that level and method of service.<\/p>\n

(3) Why are you running for this particular court seat?<\/strong>
I first aspired to be a justice because it offers interesting, challenging, and meaningful work that serves the public interest. I aspire to be reelected to the office because I want to continue that work, both on and off the bench. As a justice, I am able not only to bring attention to needs within the legal profession, the judiciary, and the public as a whole, but also to advocate for change to meet those needs.<\/p>\n

In particular, during my next term, I intend to continue the court’s work to improve our efficiency and that of all Ohio courts. I also intend to continue my work with the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation and local legal aid organizations to bring more attention, resources, and innovation to the needs of undeserved Ohioans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Office: For Justice of the Ohio Supreme CourtFull Term Beginning 1\/2\/2021 Age: 58 Residence: Columbus Email: JusticeJudiFrench@gmail.com Website: http:\/\/JusticeJudiFrench.com; http:\/\/FriendsofFrench.com Social Media: http:\/\/Facebook.com\/JusticeJudiFrench.com Occupation: Justice, Ohio Supreme Court Education: B.A. (Political Science); M.A. (History); J.D. (Law with honors), The Ohio State University Work Experience: Justice, Ohio Supreme Court (2013-present); Judge, Tenth District Court of Appeals (2004-2012); Chief Legal Counsel to the Ohio Governor (2002-2004); […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2571,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2571"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58739"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58755,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58739\/revisions\/58755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}