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John F. Bender
John F. Bender was a judge for the Franklin County general division of the Courts of Common Pleas in Columbus, Ohio. He retired on Dec. 31, 2012.[1][2]
Education
Bender received both his undergraduate degree and his J.D. from The Ohio State University.[3]
Career
Before joining the Court of Common Pleas, Bender served as a Crawford County Municipal Court judge from 1978 to 1990. In 1991, Bender was hired by then-Secretary of State Bob Taft to serve as chief elections counsel and in 1999, when Taft became Governor, he appointed Bender as the director of the State Office of Criminal Justice Services. Bender was appointed by Taft to the Court of Common Pleas in April of 2000, but he lost the election that November. In 2003, Taft appointed him to the court again to fill a judicial vacancy. Since then, Bender has been re-elected twice to the bench.[4]
2010 election
Bender was re-elected after running unopposed.[5]
Columbus Bar Association Judicial Performance Poll
In even numbered years, attorneys in Franklin County evaluate the performance of sitting judges in four categories and overall. Below are Judge Bender's ratings from 2012:
- Objectivity: 3.7
- Judicial temperament: 3.8
- Legal knowledge: 3.7
- Sentencing: 3.5
- Quality of opinions: 3.4
- Overall: 3.6 - Average overall score of judges was 3.8.[6]
See also
External links
- Franklin County Court of Common Pleas General Division, website
- Franklin County Court of Common Pleas General Division: List of Judges
Footnotes
- ↑ Ohio Judiciary, 2010 Unofficial General Election Results
- ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Franklin County: Bender to end term early on Common Pleas bench," November 30, 2012
- ↑ Martindale.com, Profile: John F. Bender.
- ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Retirement of 2 judges just first of many," January 2, 2013
- ↑ Franklin County Board of Elections, Certified Candidate List, General Election - November 2, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Columbus Bar Association, 2012 Judicial Performance Poll (dead link)
