Feb 25/Cleveland, OH - What We Know About Judicial Elections in Ohio

The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CMBA) Task Force on Judicial Excellence (TFOJE) will hold its second public forum on Thursday, February 24, 2011, at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in the Moot Courtroom from 7 to 9 p.m. The topic of this forum will be: "What We Know About Judicial Elections in Ohio – creating a 'baseline' for judicial election processes in Ohio, and especially Cuyahoga County." In addressing this topic, the TFOJE aims to discuss (a) a brief history of why we elect judges in Ohio; (b) the inherent conflicts in an elective system involving the judiciary; (c) what we know about how people make decisions in judicial elections; and (d) what can be done to help voters to make more informed judgments when voting for judge. Speakers will include Lawrence Baum, Professor of Political Science at The Ohio State University, and Michael E. Solimine, the Donald P. Klekamp Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.  Professor Baum will present on his empirical studies of how and why voters select candidates in the voting booth. Professor Solomine is the most frequent author of law reviews on Ohio and its election of judges. The forum will be open to the public for comment. The CMBA is approved for 2.0 hours of CLE credit from the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on CLE. Thu, 02/24/2011 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm 1801 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 (Moot Court Room) Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's Task Force on Judicial Excellence The Task Force on Judicial Excellence is an initiative of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association that seeks to study, evaluate and make recommendations to improve the system through which Ohio elects judges. Comprised of experienced local attorneys from diverse practices, the Task Force holds monthly public forums that give members the opportunity to gather information and elicit suggestions. For more information on the Task Force, visit http://www.tfoje.org/. https://www.law.csuohio.edu/newsevents/events/201102241900721 and What We Know About Judicial Elections in Ohio Read articles by Lawrence Baum (below are links to summaries and the full articles) http://www.tfoje.org/forums/index.cfm?action=detail&event=4