League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 6, 2007 Election
	Greg Cohen Answers Questions Candidate for Judge; Hamilton County Municipal Court; District 5; 6 Year Term

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. What are your qualifications for office? (50 word limit)

I have been a trial lawyer for nearly fourteen years. I have tried over 100 criminal and civil jury trials and dozens of other trials and legal matters in both state and federal courts in four states. I can also bring 18 years of non-legal work experience to the bench.

2. What plans do you have to address your top three priorities? (100 word limit)

My first priority is to use my legal and non-legal experience to fashion proper sentences for offenders. Life experiences have taught me that full employment or education are the keys to success and avoidance of re-offending.

My second priority is to change the way cases are set on the criminal docket. I would separate my docket to ensure that police officer and witness time is not wasted.

My third priority is to adopt practices used in other jurisdictions. These include the collection of fines and costs by the Court and the establishment of a DUI court similar to drug court.

3. What specific changes would you like to see in the administration of justice in Hamilton County? (150 word limit)

I have stated above that I want to establish some docket changes. Specifically, I would establish an 8:00 docket for fines and costs review, a 9:00 docket for trials,an 11:00 docket for pretrials and probation violations and an 1:00 on specified days for motions to suppress.

I want to establish a DUI docket to handle repeat DUI offenders. I would base the docket on the drug court model which calls for the Judge to be involved in the treatment and rehabilitation process.

I want a court that is more open to civil matters. I would have a pretrial conference with civil litigants prior to referring a matter to a magistrate.

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