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Hamilton County, OH May 2, 2006 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Dennis Helmick

Candidate for
Judge; Court of Common Pleas, General Division; 6 Year Term Starting 4/1/07; Republican Party

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DENNIS STEPHEN HELMICK

Address: 1328 Delta Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45208 Phone: (Office) (513) 946-5830 (Home) (513) 871-7585

Education:

St. Xavier High School- June, 1965 College Preparatory Degree

Xavier University - June, 1969 Bachelor of Science Degree Major - Economics Minors - Philosophy and History

University of Cincinnati College of Law - June, 1972 Juris Doctor Degree (J.D.)

Family:

(Wife) Bertha Garcia Helmick Sang professionally with the Cincinnati Opera Company for over 17 years. Graduate of University of Cincinnati College of Law (1995) Private Law Practice

Children: Ryan A. Helmick Junior - Ohio State University Medical School Caroline E. Helmick Sophomore - Ohio State University

COURTS ADMITTED:

1972 - All Courts in Ohio

1972 - United States District Court for Southern District of Ohio

1973 - United States Court of Appeals for Sixth Circuit

1974 - The United States Tax Court

1978 - The Supreme Court of United States 1980 - District of Columbia Court of Appeals 1982 - United States Court of Appeals

District of Columbia Circuit

1985 - United States District Court

Eastern District of Kentucky

1993 - All Courts in State of Texas

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1972- 1974 Associate with law firm Wood, Lamping, Slutz and Reckman, now Wood and Lamping.

1974 - 1984 Assistant City of Cincinnati Solicitor assigned to Prosecutor's office.

1983 - 1990 Special Counsel to the Ohio Attorney General.

1984 - 1990 Private Law Practice

1990 - to March, 2001 Twice elected Judge of the Hamilton County Municipal Court. April 2001 to present

Elected November, 2000 to serve as a Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Judge. Term commencing April 1, 2001.

JUDICIAL RECOGNITION:

1993 Rated 4th best Judge on the Hamilton County Municipal Court bench by Cincinnati Magazine.

1995 Only candidate running for Municipal Court in 1995 to be rated highly recommended by Cincinnati Bar Association. Law Seminar speaker for University of Cincinnati College of Law, Lorman Educational Services, Inc., Greater Cincinnati Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Potter Stewart Inn of Court, Cincinnati Bat Association, and others.

1997 Rated Third Best Judge on the Hamilton County Municipal Court by Cincinnati Magazine.

PROFESSION AL ASSOCIATIONS:

Cincinnati Bar Association

Ohio State Bar Association

American Judge's Association

American Judicature Society

Potter Stewart Inn of Court

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS:

Board of Trustees of Cincinnati Bar Association (Elected Twice)

President of University of Cincinnati College of Law Alumni Association (1995-1997) and current board member. Class (XIX) of Leadership Cincinnati (1996)

Co-Chair with Cincinnati Police Chief, Michael Snowden for Justice Day December 4,1997, December 3, 1998 and December 2, 1999.

Appointed by President Ronald Reagan to Selective Service Board in 1981.

Past Vice-President of St. Mary Church Parish Council, Hyde Park. Former director of Norwood Federal Credit Union and East End Learning Center. Co-chair of Law Day - Cincinnati Bar Association (1998-1999). Co-chair of Cincinnati Bar Association Bench Bar Conference (2001-2002). Numerous Committees of Cincinnati Bar Association.

Board of Visitors - University of Cincinnati College of Law.

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