Alison Hatheway
Alison Hatheway (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Ohio. She assumed office on February 13, 2021. Her current term ends on February 12, 2027.
Hatheway (Nonpartisan, Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Ohio. Hatheway won in the general election on November 3, 2020. She advanced from the Democratic primary on April 28, 2020.
Hatheway completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Alison Hatheway was born in Columbus, Ohio. She earned a bachelor's degree from Muskingum University in 1998 and a J.D. from the Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University in 2006. She began working as the director of the law office of the Hamilton County Public Defender, Juvenile Division in 2018. Hatheway previously worked as the team leader for the law office of the Hamilton County Public Defender, Juvenile Division from 2012 to 2018, as a staff attorney for the law office of the Hamilton County Public Defender, Municipal Division from 2010 to 2012, and as a staff attorney for the law office of the Hamilton County Public Defender, Juvenile Division from 2007 to 2010. Before attending law school, Hatheway worked as a radio news reporter and anchor. She has been affiliated with the Cincinnati Chapter of the NAACP, the Cincinnati Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National Association for Public Defense, the Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati, the Black Public Defender Association, and the Silverton Democratic Club.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2020)
General election
General election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division
Alison Hatheway defeated incumbent Charles J. Kubicki in the general election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Alison Hatheway (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 58.7 | 213,554 |
Charles J. Kubicki (Nonpartisan) | 41.3 | 150,233 |
Total votes: 363,787 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division
Alison Hatheway advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Alison Hatheway ![]() | 100.0 | 54,018 |
Total votes: 54,018 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division
Incumbent Charles J. Kubicki advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Charles J. Kubicki | 100.0 | 32,398 |
Total votes: 32,398 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Alison Hatheway completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hatheway's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- As judge, I will work to reduce disparities within the criminal legal and prison systems. Even though blacks make up roughly 13% of the U.S. population, they represent about 40% of the prison population. According to the U.S. Sentencing Commission, blacks have a greater chance than whites of being arrested, convicted and sent prison for the same behavior. And when blacks are sent to prison, they typically receive sentences that are about 20% longer than their white counterparts. Reform of our criminal legal system is essential to eliminating racial injustice.
- As judge, I will work to reform of the cash bail system. The purpose of bail is to ensure that an individual returns to court and that the community is protected. Research shows that the ability to pay a monetary bond has no bearing on either of those things. What monetary bond does do is cause people who have very little to begin with, to lose what they have, such as their jobs, their homes, or even their families, just because they are poor. Reform of our cash bail system is essential to eliminating economic injustice.
- As judge, I will work with other judges, court personnel, prosecutors, defense attorneys and law enforcement to promote and utilize alternatives to incarceration and developing programs focused on restorative justice. Utilization of these types of programs will help to reduce the problem of mass incarceration in our prison system.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 17, 2020
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio
State courts:
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