League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
	Hamilton County, OH November 4, 2008 Election
	Judge; Court of Common Pleas; 6 Year Term Starting 2/10/09 Voter Information 6 Year Term. Salary: $ 110,050 To preside at trials of both civil and criminal cases; to supervise the jury commission, grand jury and other departments of the court

Candidates (Vote for 1) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Jerry Metz 139,935 votes 52.95% Occupation: Attorney Courtroom Attorney for 27 years Graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Law, Order of the Coif (top 5% of class) Graduate of Xavier University Former lawyer-assistant to US District Court Judge Priorities: Protect public safety and essential freedoms. Promote community and individual responsibility. Preserve equality--treat each person with dignity and respect. Fred Nelson 124,345 votes 47.05% Occupation: Judge Graduate of Harvard Law School, with honors Former Associate White House Counsel Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice Former Majority Counsel, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Criminal Law Formerly Of Counsel, litigation department, Taft, Stettinius & Hollister Past President, Harvard Club of Cincinnati; former panelist, WCPO's "Hotseat" Priorities: honest, fair, and correct application of the law as written fostering the protection of all citizens under the rule of law encouraging fair and efficient resolution of disputes Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Candidates Answer Questions The League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area has asked all candidates for this office to respond to 5 questions on Pressing Issues, Implementation, Merit Selection, Evaluation, and Mandatory sentencing. Official Information Secretary of State Ohio's Judicial Voter Guide - Read more about how the courts work in Ohio and get additional professional, educational and biographical information about the candidates. Nonpartisan Links How to pick a judge written by the League of Women Voters General Links Cincinnati Bar Association 2008 Judicial Poll - Survey of local attorneys in Greater Cincinnati This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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