Ohio Judicial Appointments Recommendation Panel
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The Ohio Judicial Appointments Recommendation Panel (OJARP) was a panel created in Ohio to assist the governor in selecting judges for appointment.[1]
Creation and disbandment
The panel was created in 2007 by executive order issued by Gov. Ted Strickland (D). [2] The panel was disbanded by Gov. John Kasich (R), who was first elected in 2010.[3]
Duties
The panel consisted of five at-large members, appointed by the governor. Members evaluated the qualifications of applicants for judicial vacancies and made non-binding recommendations to the governor based on their evaluations. The panel was assisted by regional groups of six members, who were appointed by the governor as vacancies occurred in their area of the state. Panel members served without compensation. [4]
State profile
| Demographic data for Ohio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 11,605,090 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 40,861 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 82.4% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 12.2% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.9% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.5% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 3.4% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 89.1% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 26.1% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $49,429 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 19.6% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Ohio. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Ohio
Ohio voted Republican in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, nine are located in Ohio, accounting for 4.37 percent of the total pivot counties.[5]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Ohio had eight Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 4.42 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ "Ohio Supreme Court," "Gov. Strickland Announces Executive Order on Judicial Selection," Jan. 30, 2007
- ↑ "Ohio Supreme Court," "Gov. Strickland Announces Executive Order on Judicial Selection," Jan. 30, 2007
- ↑ "City Beat" "Ohio Needn't Look," March 1, 2016
- ↑ "Ohio Supreme Court," "Gov. Strickland Announces Executive Order on Judicial Selection," Jan. 30, 2007
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
