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Scot Stevenson
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2023 - Present
2029
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Scot Stevenson (Republican Party) is a judge of the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals. He assumed office on February 9, 2023. His current term ends on February 8, 2029.
Stevenson (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Stevenson earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Akron in 1983. He later received his J.D. from the University of Akron in 1992. Stevenson was a private practice attorney prior to his appointment to the court.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Ohio intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals
Scot Stevenson defeated incumbent Thomas A. Teodosio in the general election for Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Scot Stevenson (R) | 50.7 | 211,909 | |
 | Thomas A. Teodosio (D) | 49.3 | 206,400 | |
| Total votes: 418,309 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals
Incumbent Thomas A. Teodosio advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thomas A. Teodosio | 100.0 | 48,079 |
| Total votes: 48,079 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals
Jill Flagg Lanzinger advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jill Flagg Lanzinger | 100.0 | 70,294 |
| Total votes: 70,294 | |||
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Note: The Republican Party nominated Scot Stevenson to run as the Republican candidate in the general election after Jill Flagg Lanzinger, who won the Republican primary, withdrew from the race in order to run for another seat on the court.[2]
2016
Ohio held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 15, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 16, 2015.
General election
Joy Malek Oldfield defeated incumbent Scot Stevenson in the general election.
| Summit County Court of Common Pleas (General Division), Parker Unexpired Term General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Joy Malek Oldfield |
55.01% | 106,111 |
| Scot Stevenson Incumbent | 44.99% | 86,780 |
| Total Votes | 192,891 | |
| Source: Summit County, Ohio, "Unofficial Election Results: November 8, 2016," accessed November 9, 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.[3]
The chief judges of the Ohio Courts of Common Pleas are chosen by peer vote and serve for one year.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on an appellate or general jurisdiction court, a judge must be:[3]
- 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
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Governor of Ohio, "Kasich Announces Appointment to Summit County Court of Common Pleas," June 10, 2016
- ↑ Cleveland.com, "Jill Flagg Lanzinger for the 9th Ohio District Court of Appeals, Feb. 11 term: endorsement editorial," October 14, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Ohio," archived October 3, 2014
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