Cheryl Waite
1997 - Present
2027
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Cheryl Waite (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals. She assumed office on February 10, 1997. Her current term ends on February 8, 2027.
Waite (Nonpartisan, Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals. Waite won in the general election on November 3, 2020. She advanced from the Democratic primary on April 28, 2020.
Waite also served as the presiding judge of this court from 2003 to 2005 and again from 2011 to 2013. Waite has been the secretary/treasurer for the Ohio Courts of Appeals Judges Association.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Ohio intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals
Incumbent Cheryl Waite won election in the general election for Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cheryl Waite (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 170,104 |
| Total votes: 170,104 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals
Incumbent Cheryl Waite advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cheryl Waite | 100.0 | 34,367 |
| Total votes: 34,367 | |||
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Campaign finance
2014
See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2014
Waite ran for election to the Seventh District Court of Appeals.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 6, 2014.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Education
Waite received her undergraduate degree from Youngstown State University in 1982 and her J.D. from the Cleveland-Marshall School of Law in 1985.[4]
Career
Waite began her legal career as a clerk for various firms while she was in law school. In 1985, she became an assistant law director for the City of Youngstown, Ohio. She was eventually promoted to first assistant. From 1991 through 1996, Waite also served as the city's acting risk manager. She was elected to the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals in 1996.[4]
Awards and associations
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Ohio State Bar Association
- Member, Youngstown State University Alumni Association
- Member, Ohio Courts of Appeals Judges Association [4]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Cheryl Waite did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Court News Ohio.gov, "Appellate Judges Elected to 2014 Association Offices," September 12, 2013
- ↑ Columbiana County Board of Elections, "May 6, 2014 Primary Results," accessed November 15, 2014
- ↑ Vindy.com, "Walsh drops out of 7th District Court of Appeals race," March 18, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cite error: Invalid
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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
