Arica Underwood

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Arica Underwood

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2019

Arica Underwood ran for election for the District 6 judge of the Hamilton County Municipal Court in Ohio. Underwood lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Underwood was a Democratic candidate for judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division. Underwood lost the general election on November 6, 2018, after advancing from the primary on May 8, 2018. Although Ohio held partisan judicial primaries, general judicial elections were officially nonpartisan.

Elections

2019

See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2019)

General election

General election for Hamilton County Municipal Court District 6

Mike Peck defeated Arica Underwood in the general election for Hamilton County Municipal Court District 6 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mike Peck (Nonpartisan)	72.3	19,187
	Submit photo	Arica Underwood (Nonpartisan)	27.7	7,355

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,542
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ed Lanter (Nonpartisan)

2018

General election

General election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division (2 seats)

Incumbent Lisa Allen and incumbent Leslie Ghiz defeated Pavan Parikh and Arica Underwood in the general election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lisa Allen (R)	31.5	149,020
✔	Submit photo	Leslie Ghiz (R)	29.7	140,491
		Pavan Parikh (D)	25.5	120,681
	Submit photo	Arica Underwood (D)	13.2	62,617

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 472,809
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division (2 seats)

Arica Underwood and Pavan Parikh advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Arica Underwood	52.9	22,888
✔		Pavan Parikh	47.1	20,411

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 43,299
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division (2 seats)

Incumbent Leslie Ghiz and incumbent Lisa Allen advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Leslie Ghiz	55.4	26,233
✔	Submit photo	Lisa Allen	44.6	21,159

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 47,392
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Selection method

See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

The 391 judges of the Ohio Courts of Common Pleas are all selected in an identical manner. Qualified individuals wishing to join the bench must participate in partisan primary elections followed by nonpartisan general elections.

The chief judges of the Ohio Courts of Common Pleas are chosen by peer vote and serve for one year.

Qualifications
To serve on an appellate or general jurisdiction court, a judge must be:

• a district or county resident (for court of appeals and common pleas judges);
• at least six years practiced in law; and
• under the age of 70.

Under the Ohio Constitution, a judge who reaches 70 years of age may be assigned by the chief justice to active duty, receiving payment on a per-day basis in addition to whatever retirement benefits he or she is entitled to.

Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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See also

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Footnotes

Ohio courts

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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