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LWV League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 6, 2012 Election
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WILLIAM D. "BILL" BELL, SR.
Answers Questions

Candidate for
Judge, Juvenile Division; Court of Common Pleas

 
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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. What are your qualifications for office? (50 Word limit)

I have been an attorney since 1976. I have extensive juvenile law experiences. I am respected by other lawyers because my of teaching of law school and my intelligence.
I am respectful to all people. I would continue to be with all the litigants before me.

2. What programs do you support to maintain the independence of the judiciary?

I believe that the canons of judicial conduct should be followed. Any conflicts of interest in any case should be referred to a different judge for its resolution. I believe that peer review by the judges should continue to operate.

3. What specific changes would you like to see in the administration of justice in Hamilton County? (100 word limit)

I would like the judicial outcome of all case, juvenile and otherwise, to be based upon the applicable legal principles of the law and not upon other grounds.
All litigates, witnesses and attorneys should be treated with the same respect and impartiality without regard to gender, race, age, religion, economic status. family history and political contributions.
I would be in favor of a training period for all new judges in the courts. Many of the judges selected in the past have not haD experience in the legal arenas for which they are appointed and/ or elected.


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