Van Blanchard, II
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Van Blanchard is a judge on the Coshocton County Court of Common Pleas Probate/Juvenile Division in Coshocton County, Ohio. He was appointed to the judgeship by Governor John Kasich in December 2011 to fill a court vacancy created by the death of Judge David W. Burns. Blanchard was later elected to the court in November of 2012 to serve out the remainder of Burns' unexpired term.[1][2] He was re-elected to the Coshocton County Court of Common Pleas Probate/Juvenile Division in 2014, winning a term that expired on February 8, 2021.[3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2014
Blanchard ran for re-election to the Coshocton County Court of Common Pleas Probate/Juvenile Division.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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2012
Blanchard was elected to the Coshocton County Court of Common Pleas. He defeated William Todd Drown in the general election on November 6, winning 58.14% of the vote.[5][6]
Education
Blanchard received both his undergraduate and J.D. degrees from the Ohio State University.[2]
Career
Prior to his appointment, Blanchard served as an assistant prosecuting attorney for Coshocton County for ten years. Before that, he served as an assistant public defender for the Coshocton County Public Defender's Office and as a staff attorney for the United States Treasury.[2]
Awards and associations
- Member, Ohio State Bar Association
- Past president, Coshocton County Bar Association
- Member, Leadership Coshocton County Board
- Member, Coshocton County Public Defenders Commission
- Volunteers with Hospice of Coshocton County
- Volunteers with Boy Scouts of America [2]
See also
External links
- Coshocton County Probate and Juvenile Court"
- The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judicial System, "Press Release: Governor Appoints Blanchard to Coshocton County Probate/Juvenile Court," December 7, 2011
Footnotes
- ↑ Coshocton Tribune, "Coshocton County Juvenile and Probate Court judge sworn in," December 19, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judicial System, "Press Release: Governor Appoints Blanchard to Coshocton County Probate/Juvenile Court," December 7, 2011
- ↑ Judicial selection in Ohio
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Coshocton County Board of Elections, "Election Notice For Use with the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official Election Results 11/6/2012: Court of Common Pleas Judge"
- ↑ Coshocton County Board of Elections, "2012 County Candidates"
