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Lorie McCaughan
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
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Monica Hawkins (D) | 65.3 | 245,592 |
 | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Monica Hawkins | 74.2 | 55,609 |
 | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Amy Koorn | 67.5 | 30,414 |
 | 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
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 |
” |
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]
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” |
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on March 24, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Ohio," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Lorie L. McCaughan's responses," April 9, 2018
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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
