Jody Luebbers
Jody M. Luebbers (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Ohio. She assumed office in 2008. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Luebbers (Nonpartisan, Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Ohio. Luebbers won in the general election on November 8, 2022. She advanced from the Democratic primary on May 3, 2022.
Luebbers was appointed to this position by Governor Ted Strickland in June 2008 and was elected to the court on November 4, 2008, for an unexpired term that ended on January 1, 2011.[1][2]
Luebbers was re-elected for a full six-year term on November 2, 2010, for a term beginning on January 1, 2011. She was re-elected in the general election on November 8, 2016.[3][4]
Biography
Education
Luebbers received her undergraduate degree in 1985 from Miami University in Ohio and her J.D. from the Chase College of Law of Northern Kentucky University in 1990.[5]
Career
Prior to joining the court, Luebbers worked as an assistant prosecuting attorney in the Juvenile, Municipal and Common Pleas Courts of Hamilton County for eight years. She then spent six years working at the firm of Fox & Fox, L.P.A. From 2005 until her appointment to the court, she served as the Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney of the Municipal Court in the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office.[5]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2022)
General election
General election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division
Incumbent Jody M. Luebbers defeated Christopher McDowell in the general election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jody M. Luebbers (Nonpartisan) | 61.4 | 162,785 |
 | Christopher McDowell (Nonpartisan)  | 38.6 | 102,123 | |
| Total votes: 264,908 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division
Incumbent Jody M. Luebbers advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jody M. Luebbers | 100.0 | 31,647 |
| Total votes: 31,647 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division
Christopher McDowell advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christopher McDowell (Write-in) | 100.0 | 2,991 |
| Total votes: 2,991 | |||
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2016
Incumbent Jody Luebbers ran unopposed in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division Democratic primary election.
| Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas (General Division–Luebbers seat), Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jody Luebbers Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 5,668 |
| Total Votes | 5,668 | |
| Source: Hamilton County, Ohio, "Cumulative Report--Unofficial," March 16, 2016 | ||
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.[6]
The chief judges of the Ohio Courts of Common Pleas are chosen by peer vote and serve for one year.[6]
Qualifications
To serve on an appellate or general jurisdiction court, a judge must be:[6]
- 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.
2010
Luebbers was re-elected after running unopposed.[7]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jody M. Luebbers did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ SmartVoter.org, "Judicial Contests for Hamilton County, Ohio," November 4, 2008
- ↑ The Supreme Court of Ohio: Supreme Court & Judicial System News, "Luebbers, Rickett, Catanzaro Appointed to Judgeships," June 3, 2008
- ↑ Ohio Judiciary, 2010 Unofficial General Election Results
- ↑ Hamilton County Board of Elections, "March 2016 Election," accessed January 20, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 SmartVoter.org, "Full Biography for Jody M. Luebbers," September 23, 2008
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Ohio," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Hamilton County Board of Elections, Candidates for the 2010 General Election
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