League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
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William M. O'Neill
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League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.
Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).Questions & Answers
1. Do you support or oppose the election of judges and why?
Yes I support the election of Judges. We have the power to decide who goes to jail and who goes free; who inherits your possessions when you die; and who raises your children when you are alive. Those responsibilities are simply too important to be left to an appointee or a bureaucrat. The voters are entitled to decide who shall fill these critically important positions.2. What changes would you recommend to reduce the perceived influence of money contributions in our courts?
Very simply stated it is fundamentally wrong for Judges to be accepting money from anyone. Recently two Justices on the Ohio Supreme Court accepted a combined $12,600 from a donor during the time period they were deciding a major case for that very donor. Money and Judges don't mix. Never have and never will. It is time for the people of Ohio to demand a better system of electing our Judges. I would propose a $10.00 court cost on every new lawsuit filed and that money would fund a judicial education fund which could be given to judicial candidates. In return all judicial candidates would be prohibited form taking any money from anybody.
Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League. Candidates' statements are presented as submitted. Answers will be cut off if they exceed a word limit, if present. Direct references to opponents are not permitted.Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).
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