Ohio Supreme Court Maureen O’Connor recently spoke to the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission’s Judicial Branch and Administration of Justice Committee. Justice O’Connor made the following recommendations concerning judicial elections:
- Move judicial elections to odd number years and put the judicial candidates at the top of the ballot
- Increase the years of experience as an attorney that one must have in order to run for judge
- Better educate the public about judicial elections and judicial candidates.
See Court News Ohio, Chief Justice O’Connor Asks State Constitution Commission to Consider Moving Judicial Elections to Odd Years.