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William Klatt

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William Klatt
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Prior offices
Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals

Education

Bachelor's

Miami University

Law

Notre Dame Law School, 1981

Contact

William Klatt (Republican Party) was a judge of the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals. He assumed office in 2002. He left office on February 8, 2023.

Education

Klatt received his undergraduate degree from Miami University and his J.D. in 1981 from Notre Dame Law School.[1][2]

Career

Klatt worked as a litigation partner for the law firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, served as a first assistant attorney general, and as the chief legal counsel to former Governor Bob Taft before joining the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals in 2002.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Ohio intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

William Klatt did not file to run for re-election.

2016

Main article: Ohio judicial elections, 2016

Klatt filed to run for the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals. No candidate filed to run against him.[3]

Election results

November 8 general election
Incumbent William Klatt ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals, Klatt's seat.
Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals, Klatt's Seat, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png William Klatt Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 280,597
Total Votes (100% reporting) 280,597
Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
March 15 primary election
Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals, Judge Klatt's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png William Klatt Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 86,726
Total Votes 86,726
Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results

2010

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2010

Klatt was re-elected to the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals after running unopposed on November 2, 2010.[4]

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 Klatt's ratings from 2012:

  • Objectivity: 4.2
  • Judicial temperament: 4.4
  • Legal knowledge: 4.4
  • Quality of opinions: 4.2
  • Overall: 4.2 - Average overall score of judges in 2012 was 3.9.[5]

See also

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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named bio
  2. Alter High School, "Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees," accessed May 3, 2015
  3. [Ohio Secretary of State candidate list, received by email]
  4. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ten
  5. Columbus Bar Association, "2012 Judicial Performance Poll" (dead link)