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The Cincinnati Bar Association (CBA) has released the results of its 2008 Judicial Poll. Conducted regularly, the judicial poll is a public service project the association undertakes to provide the community with information regarding candidates running for local judgeships on Election Day. This year, a total of 17 candidates are running for various judgeships in Hamilton County; three of those races are contested.
More than 8,000 attorneys in Greater Cincinnati received a ballot from the CBA. The 452 who responded rated only those they have personally observed within the last four years. They rated the candidates in four different categories:
1) integrity, character and objectivity;
2) legal experience, knowledge, and ability;
3) respect for and courtesy to litigants, counsel and witnesses; and
4) diligence.
Candidates were rated “excellent,” “good,” “fair,” or “poor” in each of these four areas. Results of the poll were tabulated independently by the accounting firm Barnes Dennig & Company. See below for a complete listing of CBA 2008 Judicial Poll results..
“Data in this poll is provided by those who know the candidates best: those attorneys who practice before them or who have professional contact with them,” said Philip J. Schworer, 2008-09 CBA president. “We hope this information is helpful to residents of Hamilton County as they head to the polls on Election Day.”
Click here for the survey results.
Founded in 1872, the Cincinnati Bar Association is one of the oldest and largest metro bar associations in the country. Its mission is to maintain the highest professional standards among attorneys, to enhance the professional competence of attorneys, to improve the administration of justice, to serve the needs of members, and to provide law-related service and education to the public.
