This pair of tables is based on the methodology of the Judicial Candidates Rating Commission and the first table includes ratings from it and the Ohio State Bar Association, while the second contains ratings from the Cincinnati Bar Association.

2012 November General Election
Judicial Candidate Ratings

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2012 Contested Ratings

Combined JCRC and OSBA Ratings
Ohio
Supreme
Court
Candidate Average
Rating
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar
Association
Cuyahoga
Criminal
Defense
Lawyers
Association
Norman S.
Minor Bar
Association
Ohio
Women's
Bar
Association
Ohio
State
Bar
Association
Scoring: "Excellent"="Superior"=4
"Good"="Highly Recommended"=3
"Adequate"="Recommended"=2
"Not Recommended"=0
FTC 1/1/2013 Terrence
O'Donnell (R)
3.0 Good Excellent Adequate Excellent Recommended
Michael J.
Skindell (D)
2.2 Adequate Adequate Good Good Recommended
FTC 1/2/2013 Robert R.
Cupp (R)
3.4 Good Excellent Good Excellent Highly Recommended
William M.
O'Neill (D)
3.2 Excellent Excellent Excellent Adequate Recommended
UTE 12/31/2014 Yvette McGee
Brown (D)
3.8 Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Highly Recommended
Sharon L.
Kennedy (R)
0.4 Not Recommended Not Recommended Not Recommended Adequate Not Recommended
Cincinnati Bar Association Ratings (Detailed PDF)
Hamilton
County
Judges
Candidate Average
Rating
Integrity Experience Respect Diligence No Contact
Scoring: "Excellent"=4
"Good"=3
"Fair"=2
"Poor"=0
Scores are weighted sums
of detailed ratings.
Court of Appeals
1st District
FTC 2/9/13
Patrick F. Fischer (R) 3.66 3.56 3.71 3.67 3.7 48%
Martha H. Good (D) 2.1275 2.38 1.89 2.32 1.92 87%
Court of Appeals
1st District
FTC 2/11/13
Bruce B. Whitman (D) 3.38 3.3 3.42 3.35 3.45 71%
R. Patrick DeWine (R) 2.9625 2.89 2.85 3.03 3.08 42%
Court of Common Pleas
(2 Elected)
FTC 4/1/13
Stephen L. Black (D) 3.5425 3.62 3.49 3.52 3.54 77%
Heather S. Russell (R) 3.1225 3.08 3.11 3.06 3.24 58%
Nadine L. Allen (D) 2.9825 3.12 2.69 3.38 2.74 39%
Leslie E. Ghiz (R) 1.9425 1.98 1.85 1.84 2.1 74%
Court of Common Pleas
Juvenile Div.
UTE 2/13/15
John M. Williams (R) 3.6075 3.61 3.49 3.69 3.64 71%
William S. Bell Sr. (W) 2.9 2.94 2.68 3.23 2.75 86%