Candidate for
Judge; Court of Common Pleas; Unexpired 6 Year Term Ending 2/8/03

Personal Data: Judge Schweikert is 46 years old and was born and raised in Cincinnati. He has been married for 24 years to his wife Patti, and has two children, Emili attending University of Cincinnati, Grant attending United States Naval Academy. He practiced law in Cincinnati and was appointed as Court Administrator of the Municipal and Common Pleas Courts there in 1981 where he served until 1995. He was appointed to the Hamilton County Municipal Court bench from the sixth judicial district in February 1995 and subsequently was elected to that position in November 1995 to a term ending on December 31, 1999. He served as Administrative/Presiding Judge of the 14 Judge Hamilton County Municipal Court for two years in 1997-98. He was appointed to the Court of Common Pleas March 8, 1999 for an unexpired term and will stand for election in 2000.

During his 14 year service as Court Administrator, Judge Schweikert was active in the establishment of numerous innovative programs dealing with Automation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Probation Services, Pre-trial Services, Jury Management, Substance Abuse, and Jail Overcrowding.

Education:

High School: Judge Schweikert graduated from Oak Hills High School, Cincinnati, Ohio in 1970

College: Judge Schweikert recieved his Batchelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences from Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio in June 1974.

He attended Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University
Graduated May 1980, and was awarded a Juris Doctor Degree

He was admitted to the Ohio Bar in May 1980
He was admitted to the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio , June 1980

Continuing: Institute for Court Management -Management Principles and Effective Practices, June 1979

Ohio Judicial College -Traffic Law, March 1983
Ohio Legal Center -Criminal Law Update, April 1983
Ohio Legal Center -Ohio Labor Seminar, December 1983
Ohio Legal Center -Annual Midwest Labor Law Conference,October 1984
IBM Corporation -Business Systems Planning, September 1985
Ohio Legal Center -Liability Insurance Today, May 1986
American Bar Association -Reducing Costs and Delays in Trial Courts, March 1988
National Association for Court Management -Judicial Education Seminars, 11.5 hours, July 1988
Institute for Court Management -Designing and Managing Court Improvement Projects, February 1989.
Institute for Court Management -Technologies and Strategies for Data Collection in the Courts, December 1989
Ohio Judicial College -Caseflow Management, June 1990
National Association for Court Management -Judicial Education Seminars, September 1990
Cincinnati Bar Association -Bench Bar Conference, February, 1991
Cincinnati Bell, 1991 Hamilton County -Media Relations, March 1991
Ohio Judicial College -Public Relations in the Courts, April 1991
Ohio Attorney General -Sunshine Laws Update, June 1991
National Conference on Court Technology -March 1992
Cincinnati Bar Association-Bench Bar Conference February 1992
Ohio Judicial College-Leadership May 1992
Cincinnati Bar Association-Recent Ethics Decisions November 1992
Cincinnati Bar Association- Bench Bar Conference April 1993
Ohio Judicial College-New DUI/DUS Legislation June 1993
National Association for Court Management-Judicial Education Seminars 12 hours July 1993
Cincinnati Bar Association- Bench Bar Conference February 1994
Ohio Judicial College-Basic Review for Judges March 1995
Ohio Judicial College-Evidence for Judges May 1995
Cincinnati Bar Association- Bench Bar Conference March 1996
American Judges Association-Annual Conference and Seminars September 1996
Ohio Municipal Court Judges Association-Winter Conference and Seminars February 1997
American Academy of Judicial Education-Judicial Reasoning August 1997
Ohio Judicial College-DUI Evidence August 1997
American Judges Association-Annual Conference and Seminars September 1997
Ohio Municipal Court Judges Association-Winter Conference and Seminars February 1998
Cincinnati Bar Association- Bench Bar Conference March 1998
American Academy of Jud. Education-A Judges Philosophy of Law and Judging, Harvard 1998
Ohio Judicial College-Capital Cases, March 1999

Work Experience: Judge Schweikert began his career with the Hamilton County Municipal Court in 1974 and has held positions as follows:

Assignment Commissioner's Office, 11/74 -1/79
(Served as acting Assignment Commissioner 3/76 -5/76)
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court:
Assistant Court Administrator, 1/79 -4/81
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court
Hamilton County Municipal Court
Court Administrator 4/81 to 2/95:
(Consolidated Administration -28 Trial Court Judges and Staff)
Private Legal Practice -May 1980 to February 1995
Associated with Clark & Eyrich LPA -5/80 to 4/81
Appointed Judge, Hamilton County Municipal Court 2/95
Elected Judge, Hamilton County Municipal Court 11/95
Elected Administrative/Presiding Judge Hamilton County Municipal Court 11/97,11/98
Appointed Judge, Court of Common Pleas 03/99

Professional Activities:

Cincinnati Bar Association -Member, Judge Trial Advocacy Institute, Bench-Bar Committee
Ohio State Bar Association -Judicial Administration and Legal Reform Committee
American Bar Association -Member Judicial Administration Division
Ohio Municipal Court Judges Association
Ohio Judicial Conference - Administration and Court Reform Committee, Vice Chair 1999-2000
OCLRA-CBA/YLS High School Mock Trial Competition, Presiding Judge 1999
National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies, Faculty Annual Conference October 1999
National Center for State Courts, USAID Toward an Independant Judiciary in a Democratic Mongolia
Faculty and Consultant, Strategic Planning for Court Reform, Ulaan Bataar Mongolia 1999
Ukraine-Ohio Rule of Law Program Faculty Kiev, Ukraine December 1995,1998
Commission on the Future of the Ohio's Courts, presented the Municipal Court perspective 1997
National Association for Court Management
Ohio Association of Court Administrators -Executive Committee 1990-91, President 1992
Ohio Supreme Court Statistical Reporting Committee, Meet Monthly in Columbus (1987-1990)
Ohio Supreme Court Committee to study the Impact of Substance Abuse on the Courts, Monthly Meetings in Columbus, Ohio (1989-1990)
Represented all Ohio Courts at National Conference on the Impact of Substance Abuse on the Courts, April 1989
Hamilton County Regional Computer Center, C.L.E.A.R.
Board of Advisors -Chairman, Data Release Committee
Control Board-Member, 1993-1995
Court Management System Strategic Planning Committee - Chairman 1992-1995
Talbert House, Inc., Nominating Committee for Board of Directors

Community Activities:

Oak Hills Presbyterian Church (Elder, Session Member 1991 -1993)
Oak Hills Swim & Racquet Club (Member -Board of Trustees 1987-89, President 1989)
Hamilton County Republican Central Committee (1982-1995) -Vice Chairman 1990,
Chairman, Executive Committee 1992-1995
Oak Hills Kiwanis Club - President 1996-97 (Board since 1994)
Children's International Summer Villiage - Host Family ( The Schweikert Family has hosted exchange students from Germany-3 times, Sweeden, France, Philipines
Green Township Trustees' Citizens' Committee on Township Zoning -Served as Secretary -1986
S.A.Y. Soccer Coach 1985-86
Boy Scouts of America -Served as District Chairman, Black Wolf District (1998), Specials Chairman (1987), Kuliga District, Sust. Memb. Enrollment 1981-1991, Cub Scout Leader 1988-90, Speaker, Legal Careers, H.S. Seniors

Awards: Outstanding Public Employee -1982

Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
(For Exemplary service to the Members of the Trial Bar by improving the Litigation and Administrative Process)

Law Enforcement Commendation Medal - 1995
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution