League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 6, 2007 Election
	Heather S. Russell Answers Questions Candidate for Judge; Hamilton County Municipal Court; District 5; 6 Year Term

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. What are your qualifications for office? (50 word limit)

6 years Hamilton County Municipal Court (elected judge); 17 years Hamilton County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney; Chief, Hamilton County Grand Jury (1999-2001); First female team leader, Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office; Elected to Loveland City Council, 1999-2001

2. What plans do you have to address your top three priorities? (100 word limit)

To continue the procedures that I began 6 years ago when first elected to the bench; that is, to continue to attend judicial seminars to keep abreast of current issues in the law, and to look for ways to improve the efficiency of my own courtroom, as well as the overall system of justice in our court system.

3. What specific changes would you like to see in the administration of justice in Hamilton County? (150 word limit)

We need a new jail! Hamilton County is in the top tier of communities in the nation for our level of treatment programs. These programs can only be effective if we have the discipline to enforce our own rules, and incarcerate an individual who fails to comply with the rules of treatment. I see individuals who fail to appear in court, or who fail to appear for treatment, because they know that there is no room in the jail to enforce the full consequences of these failures to follow the rules.

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