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Hamilton County Court of Appeals Judge (District 1) - Term Beginning 2/11/25

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    Candace Crouse
    (Dem)

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Campaign Website http://JudgeCrouse.com
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/JudgeCrouse/
Occupation Judge
Education The Ohio State University College of Law, J.D. (2000); West Virginia University, B.A. (1997)
Experience Judge, Ohio First District Court of Appeals (Feb. 2019-present); Attorney Private Practice (Sept. 2002-Jan. 2019); Law Clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. (Sept. 2000 - Aug. 2002)
Endorsements Hamilton County Democratic Party
Affiliations Ohio Board of Professional Conduct; Ohio Jury Instruction Committee
Political Party Affiliation Democrat
18 years as a lawyer before taking the bench. 2 of those years as a law clerk to a federal district court judge. Extensive experience representing clients in state and federal court at both the trial and appellate levels. Appellate Judge for 5 years.
To continue to improve the court’s transparency, efficiency, and accessibility. Since taking the bench I have worked to 1) eliminate the court’s case backlog; 2) ensure oral arguments can be viewed online; 3) amend our cumbersome and outdated local rules; and 4) oversee the redesign of our website to make it more user-friendly for the public. I will continue to ensure that the court makes improvements to better serve the public and to provide litigants with timely and well-reasoned decisions.
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