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Hamilton County, OH November 3, 1998 General

Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court; Term Starting 1/2/99
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Paul E. Pfeifer 151,888 votes 68%

  • Occupation: Associate Justice Supreme Court of Ohio, elected 1992
  • Community/neighborhood: Bucyrus
  • Education: The Ohio State University, J.D. 1966, B.A. 1963
  • Partner from 1971 to 1993 Cory, Brown & Pfeifer
  • Assistant Crawford County Prosecuting Attorney
  • Assistant Ohio Attorney General, 1967-1970
Priorities:
  • Mediate more cases.
  • Announce the most important cases from the bench.
  • Reduce the hostility between the General Assembly and the courts.
Ronald Suster 69,409 votes 31%
  • Occupation: Judge, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
  • Community/neigborhood: Euclid
  • Education: Case Western Reserve University Law School, J.D. 1967; Wester Reserve University BA, 1964.
  • Judge 1995 to the present
  • State Legislator 1981-1995; Chairman House Judiciary & Ethics Commitee
  • Assistant Ohio Attorney General 1971 - 1980.
  • Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, 1968 - 1971.
Priorities:
  • Establish my role as an interpreter and not the creator of laws.
  • Promote arbitration, mediation and dispute resolution in Ohio's Courts.
  • Reduce court dockets by encouraging the use of retired judges.
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