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Lorie McCaughan

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Lorie McCaughan
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Elections and appointments
Last election

May 8, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

Otterbein College

Law

Capital University Law School

Other

Mt. Carmel School of Nursing

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Lorie McCaughan (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations and Juvenile Division in Ohio. She lost in the Democratic primary on May 8, 2018.

Biography

McCaughan earned her nursing diploma from Mt. Carmel School of Nursing in 1985, her B.S. in nursing from Otterbein College in 1990, and her J.D. from Capital University Law School in 1996. Her professional experience includes working as an attorney.[1]

Elections

2018

See also: Ohio local trial court judicial elections, 2018

General election

General election for Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations and Juvenile Division

Monica Hawkins defeated Amy Koorn in the general election for Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations and Juvenile Division on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Monica Hawkins
Monica Hawkins (D)
 
65.3
 
245,592
Image of Amy Koorn
Amy Koorn (R)
 
34.7
 
130,581

Total votes: 376,173
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations and Juvenile Division

Monica Hawkins defeated Lorie McCaughan in the Democratic primary for Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations and Juvenile Division on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Monica Hawkins
Monica Hawkins
 
74.2
 
55,609
Image of Lorie McCaughan
Lorie McCaughan
 
25.8
 
19,382

Total votes: 74,991
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations and Juvenile Division

Amy Koorn defeated Bob Bracco in the Republican primary for Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations and Juvenile Division on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Amy Koorn
Amy Koorn
 
67.5
 
30,414
Image of Bob Bracco
Bob Bracco
 
32.5
 
14,664

Total votes: 45,078
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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.[2]

The chief judges of the Ohio Courts of Common Pleas are chosen by peer vote and serve for one year.[2]

Qualifications
To serve on an appellate or general jurisdiction court, a judge must be:[2]

  • 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

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Candidate Connection

Lorie L. McCaughan participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 9, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Lorie L. McCaughan's responses follow below.[3]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

1) protecting children

2) using innovative, progressive alternatives to traditional juvenile sentencing
3) moving dockets[4][5]

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

public policy around domestic violence/intimate partner violence/child abuse. juvenile immigrant status.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[5]


Statement

McCaughan submitted the following campaign themes through Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form:

I believe in a progressive, compassionate approach to family law, and will use my decades of experience fighting for children and families and individuals to serve the bench and the people of Franklin County [5]

—Lorie McCaughan[1]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on March 24, 2018
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Ohio," archived October 3, 2014
  3. Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
  4. Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Lorie L. McCaughan's responses," April 9, 2018
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.