Anita Laster Mays
Anita Laster Mays (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals. She assumed office in 2015. Her current term ends on February 11, 2027.
Mays (Nonpartisan, Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals. Mays won in the general election on November 3, 2020. She advanced from the Democratic primary on April 28, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Ohio intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals
Incumbent Anita Laster Mays won election in the general election for Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anita Laster Mays (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 324,766 |
| Total votes: 324,766 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals
Incumbent Anita Laster Mays advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anita Laster Mays | 100.0 | 92,609 |
| Total votes: 92,609 | |||
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Campaign finance
2014
See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2014
Mays ran for election to the Eighth District Court of Appeals.
Primary: She was successful in the Democratic primary on May 6, 2014, receiving 58.8 percent of the vote. She competed against Brian J. Corrigan.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Cleveland bar association ratings
According to the compiled results at Judge4Yourself.com, Mays received an average rating of 2.75 out of 4 by local Cleveland bar associations in 2014. Those broke down as:
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association: Adequate
- Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyers Association: Good
- Norman S. Minor Bar Association: Excellent
- Ohio Women's Bar Association: Adequate[3]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Anita Laster Mays did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Mays received her undergraduate degree in accounting and information management systems from the Ohio State University and her J.D. from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.[4]
Career
Mays started her legal career in private practice. She then went on to serve as an assistant prosecutor for the City of Cleveland and as an attorney for the Cleveland Municipal Court’s Domestic Violence Coordinating Council and the DUI Committee. In l996, Mays became the director of operations for the criminal division of the Clerk of Courts Office. She was then elected to the Cleveland Municipal Court in Cuyahoga County in November 2003 and re-elected in November 2009. She served on the municipal court until her election to the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals.[4][5]
Awards and associations
- Member, Ohio Supreme Court Specialized Docket Advisory Board
- 3R Board member, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Former secretary/vice-president/president, Northern Ohio Municipal Judges Association
- Former member, Ohio Supreme Court's Education Committee [4]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "2014 Candidate List," February 26, 2014
- ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "Unofficial Race Results All - May 6, 2014 Primary Election," accessed June 22, 2014
- ↑ Judge4Yourself.com, "2014 Democratic Primary Ratings," accessed June 22, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cleveland Municipal Court, "Judge Anita Laster Mays," accessed June 22, 2014
- ↑ Office of the Ohio Secretary of State, "Judiciary Election Roster 2009-2010," accessed June 22, 2014
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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:
Ohio Supreme Court • Ohio District Courts of Appeal • Ohio Courts of Common Pleas • Ohio County Courts • Ohio Municipal Courts • Ohio Court of Claims
State resources:
Courts in Ohio • Ohio judicial elections • Judicial selection in Ohio
