Wednesday: Judgepedia's "Federal Courts, Empty Benches" Update →Mary Jane Trapp
| Mary Jane Trapp | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals | |
| Title: | Former judge |
| Service: | |
| Active: | 2006-2013 |
| Succeeded by: | Colleen O'Toole |
| Personal History | |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Bachelors: | Mount Holyoke College, 1978 |
| Law School: | Case Western Reserve University, 1981 |
| Candidate 2012: | |
| Candidate for: | Eleventh District Court of Appeals |
| State: | Ohio |
| Election information 2012: | |
| Incumbent: | Yes |
| Election date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Election vote: | 48.85% |
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Mary Jane Trapp was a Presiding/Administrative Judge on the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals. She was elected to this court on November 7, 2006 and took office on February 9, 2007. She became the Administrative Judge in 2008 and the Presiding /Administrative Judge in January of 2009.[1] Her term ended on February 8, 2013.[2]
Education
Judge Trapp received her undergraduate degree from Mount Holyoke College in 1978 and received her law degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1981. [1]
Legal career
Judge Trapp worked as a trial and appellate lawyer in various Ohio and Pennsylvania courts for 25 years. She also worked as a mediator and arbitrator for Common Pleas courts and a guardian ad litem for a domestic relations court. She was elected to the Court of Appeals in 2006. She has also served on many law associations and committees.[1]
Awards and associations
- 2011 Presidential Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Delivery of Pro Bono Legal Service, Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation [3]
Elections
2012 election
Trapp was defeated by Colleen O'Toole in the general election on November 6, receiving 48.85% of the vote. [4][5]
- See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012
2010 election
- See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2010
Trapp was defeated by Judith Ann Lanzinger in the general election. [6] [7][8]
Trapp ran as a Democrat, and was critical of the current all-Republican makeup of the Supreme Court. As she told the Cleveland Plain Dealer, "People in Ohio have told me that they have lost confidence in our court and they recognize that there are no Democrats on that court". [9]
See also
External links
- Official website of the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals
- News-Herald:Opinion "David W. Jones: Not so quiet race for Ohio Supreme Court", September 23, 2009
- Campaign Website
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Official biography of Judge Trapp
- ↑ 2006 election results from the Ohio Secretary of State
- ↑ Ohio Bar Association, Press Release: "Judge Mary Jane Trapp recognized for outstanding leadership," May 4, 2011
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, Official Election Results, 11/6/2012: Judge of Court of Appeals
- ↑ Trumbull County Board of Elections, Democratic Primary Candidates
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, Live Unofficial Election Results
- ↑ "Appeals court judge seeks Supreme Court seat" Business First of Columbus, September 16, 2009
- ↑ "Major Ohio Judicial Election on Horizon?" Gavel Grab, September 17, 2009
- ↑ "Appeals court Judge Mary Jane Trapp, a candidate for Ohio Supreme Court, criticizes its all-Republican makeup" Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 20, 2009
