John Richard Kasich Jr. is an American politician and author who was the 69th governor of Ohio from 2011 to 2019,a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001,and a Republican candidate for the presidential nomination in 2000 and 2016.
The Supreme Court of the State of Ohio is the highest court in the U.S. state of Ohio,with final authority over interpretations of Ohio law and the Ohio Constitution. The court has seven members,a chief justice and six associate justices,who are elected at large by the voters of Ohio for six-year terms. The court has a total of 1,550 other employees. Since 2004,the court has met in the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center on the east bank of the Scioto River in Downtown Columbus. Prior to 2004,the court met in the James A. Rhodes State Office Tower and earlier in the Judiciary Annex of the Ohio Statehouse.
The state government of Georgia is the U.S. state governmental body established by the Georgia State Constitution. It is a republican form of government with three branches:the legislature,executive,and judiciary. Through a system of separation of powers or "checks and balances",each of these branches has some authority to act on its own,some authority to regulate the other two branches,and has some of its own authority,in turn,regulated by the other branches. The seat of government for Georgia is located in Atlanta.
The Geauga Park District,among the Ohio Metroparks,manages a system of nature preserves scattered throughout Geauga County,Ohio. The network of 22 open parks,as well as preserves and future parks,encompass more than 10,000 acres (40 km2) and includes 60+ miles of walking,bicycle and horse trails,picnic areas,a nature center and abundant fishing holes.
The Florida circuit courts are state courts and trial courts of original jurisdiction for most controversies. In Florida,the circuit courts are one of four types of courts created by the Florida Constitution.
The Judiciary of Vermont is the state court system of Vermont,charged with Vermont law.
The Circuit Court of Cook County is the largest of the 25 circuit courts in the judiciary of Illinois as well as one of the largest unified court systems in the United States –second only in size to the Superior Court of Los Angeles County since that court merged with other courts in 1998.
Edmund Albert Sargus Jr. is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
The Ohio Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of the state court system of Ohio.
Robert "Bob" Gardner is an Ohio politician and former Republican member of the Ohio Senate. He represented the 18th District,which encompasses all of Lake County as well as portions of Cuyahoga and Geauga Counties,from 1997 to 2004. He was succeeded by Tim Grendell. Along with his stint in the Ohio Senate,he also made an unsuccessful bid for the United States House of Representatives in 1992,losing to Eric Fingerhut.
Diane Veronica Grendell is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives,representing the 76th District from 2019 until 2023. A Republican,previously,Grendell served as a judge on the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals. She was elected to this position in 2000,2006,and 2012,and served until 2019. She previously served in the Ohio House of Representatives in a similar seat from 1993 to 2000. She is married to former state legislator and Geauga County Court of Common Pleas Probate and Juvenile Judge Tim Grendell.
Eric S. Brown is the former chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. He was appointed by Governor Ted Strickland on May 3,2010,following the death of Chief Justice Thomas Moyer on April 2,2010. Brown was the first Jewish Chief Justice in Ohio history.
Todd McKenney is a Judge of the Barberton Municipal Court in Summit County. McKenney formerly served as a Judge of the Summit County Common Pleas Court,Probate and General Division. He was formerly a member of the Ohio General Assembly,serving the 43rd District from January 3,2011 until resigning November 16,2011 to take the Judicial Appointment from Governor John Kasich after the retirement of Judge Bill Spicer. Governor John Kasich appointed Judge Todd McKenney to fill the seat on the Barberton Municipal Court bench on April 11,2014. In November 2014,Judge McKenney was elected to the Summit County Court of Common Pleas. Judge McKenney ran for a full term in 2016,was narrowly defeated,then in 2017 Judge McKenney returned to the Barberton Municipal Court and was elected to a full six year term.
Richard Hollington Jr. is a former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives representing the 98th district.
On the morning of February 27,2012,six students were shot at Chardon High School in Chardon,Ohio,resulting in the deaths of three of them. Witnesses said that the shooter had a personal rivalry with one of his victims. Two other wounded students were also hospitalized,one of whom sustained several serious injuries that have resulted in permanent paralysis. The fifth student suffered a minor injury,and the sixth a superficial wound.
John J. Eklund is a former Republican member of the Ohio Senate for the 18th district. He was appointed in November 2011 to replace Tim Grendell,who was appointed as a judge in Geauga County. The selection committee considered thirteen candidates for the appointment. He is the Chairman of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee. Eklund then went on to win the 2012 election for a full-term,winning with 54.7% of the vote. His district includes all of Portage County along with half of Lake County and most of Geauga County.
Liles Clifton Burke is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. His official duty station is the United States Courthouse at Huntsville,Alabama. He previously was an Associate Judge of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals.
Pamela Ann Barker is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. She formerly served as a Judge of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.
Matthew Walden McFarland is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and former Judge of the Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals.
Tracie Hunter is an American pastor in the Western Hills Church of the United Brethren in Christ,lawyer and formerly a judge in Hamilton County,Ohio.
