Ethna M. Cooper
Ethna M. Cooper (Republican Party) was a judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Ohio. She assumed office in 2003. She left office on February 11, 2021.
Cooper (Nonpartisan, Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Ohio. Cooper lost in the general election on November 3, 2020. She advanced from the Republican primary on April 28, 2020.
Cooper was appointed to the court by former Governor Bob Taft in April 2003.[1]
Biography
Education
Cooper received her undergraduate degree in economics and government from Smith College in 1977 and her J.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 1980. Cooper also completed the Instructional Program for Lawyer's Mediation Training from Harvard Law School in 1997.[2]
Career
- 2003-2021: Judge, Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio
- 2001-2003: Judge, Hamilton County Municipal Court, Ohio[3]
- 1988-2001: Attorney, arbitration panel chairperson, Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas in Hamilton County and Clermont County Court of Common Pleas of Clermont County in Ohio
- 1980-2001: Attorney and partner, Thompson & Hine, LLP
- 1980: Admitted to the Bar of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- 1994: Admitted to the Bars of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky and the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
- 1991: Admitted to the Kentucky Bar
- 1980: Admitted to the Ohio Bar[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2020)
General election
General election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division
Wende Cross defeated incumbent Ethna M. Cooper in the general election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wende Cross (Nonpartisan) | 56.0 | 202,503 | |
| Ethna M. Cooper (Nonpartisan) | 44.0 | 159,182 | ||
| Total votes: 361,685 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division
Wende Cross advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wende Cross | 100.0 | 54,351 | |
| Total votes: 54,351 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division
Incumbent Ethna M. Cooper advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ethna M. Cooper | 100.0 | 31,949 | |
| Total votes: 31,949 | |||
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2014
See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2014
Cooper ran for re-election to the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ethna M. Cooper did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Business Courier, "Cooper named court of common pleas judge," October 24, 2003
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 SmartVoter.org, "Full Biography for Ethna M. Cooper," last accessed May 5, 2013
- ↑ Business Courier, "Taft appoints Cincinnati lawyers," February 8, 2001
- ↑ Hamilton County Board of Elections, "Hamilton County Candidates and Issues List Primary Election May 6, 2014," February 26, 2014
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
