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Hamilton County, OH March 7, 2000 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for James Cissell

Candidate for
Clerk of Courts; County of Hamilton

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JAMES C. CISSELL
Hamilton County Clerk of Courts
Hamilton County Courthouse, Room 375
1000 Main Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

PUBLIC OFFICES
•Clerk of Courts, Hamilton County, Ohio, 1992 to Present
•Vice Mayor, City of Cincinnati, 1976-1977
•Council Member, City of Cincinnati, 1974-1978, 1985-1987, 1989-1992
•1st Vice President, Cincinnati Board of Park Commissioners, 1973-1974
•Commission Member, Cincinnati Recreation Commission, 1974
•Commission Member, Cincinnati Planning Commission, 1977

PROFESSIONAL
•U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Ohio, 1978-1982
•Vice President, National Assoc. of Former U.S. Attorneys, 1999-2000
•President, Ohio Clerk of Courts Association, 1998
•Commission Member, Comm. on Racial Fairness, Ohio Sup. Court, 1993-1998
•Commission Member, Ohio Courts Futures Commission, 1998 - Present
•Member, Domestic Violence Coordinating Council, 1995 - Pres.
•Advisory Committee, Atty. Gen.'s Advisory Comm. of U.S. Attys., 1980-1982
•Adjunct Instructor, Chase Coll. of Law, North. Kentucky Univ., 1982-1986
•Asst. Attorney General, State of Ohio, 1971-1974
•Legislative Intern, Ohio Legislative Service Commission, 1963-1964
•Author, Federal Criminal Trials, Lexis Law Publ., 5th Ed., 1999
•Editor & Contributor, Proving Federal Crimes, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1981
•Author, Oil and Gas Law, Ohio Legislative Serv. Comm., 1964

EDUCATION
•University of Cincinnati, College of Law, J.D., 1966
•Ohio State University, Graduate School (Ford Found. Fellow), 1963-1964
•Xavier University, A.B., 1962
•Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan, Summer 1961
•St. Xavier High School, Diploma, 1958

MISCELLANEOUS
•Honorary Degree, Cincinnati Technical College, D.T.L., 1979
•Commission Member, Ohio Bicentennial Commission, 1998-2005
•Committee Member, USGA Amateur Pub. Links Championship, 1990 - Pres.
•Award, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 1997
•Co-Chairperson, Cincinnati Police Memorial Fund Drive
•Honored, One of 175 Gtr. Park Peo., 175th Ann. of Cinn. Pk. Bd.
•Life Member, The Executive Order of the Ohio Commodores
•Steering Committee, Leadership Cincinnati
•General Chairman, USGA Amateur Public Links Championship, 1987
•President, Golf Advisory Board - Cinti. Recre. Comm., 1993-1995
•Rules Official, U.S. Open, Senior Open, U.S. Amateur, NCAA Finals
•Board of Trustees, Talbert House
•Alumni Board, University of Cincinnati, College of Law
•General Chairman, Xavier University Alumni Fund Drive, 1984
•Trustee, Friends of Cincinnati Parks, Inc.
•Trustee, Nat'l Endowment Fund, Kolping Society of America

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