Paul Pfeifer
| Paul Pfeifer | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| Ohio Supreme Court | |
| Title: | Justice |
| Service: | |
| Active: | 1992-2017 |
| Past position: | Attorney, private practice |
| Past term: | 1973-1992 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | October 15, 1942 |
| Party: | Republican |
| Law School: | The Ohio State University, 1966 |
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Paul E. Pfeifer is a justice on the Ohio Supreme Court. Pfeifer was first elected to the court in 1992 and he took office on January 2, 1993. He was retained by voters in 1998, 2004 and 2010. His current term expires on January 1, 2017. [1][2]
Pfeifer writes a weekly news column. [3]
Education
Pfeifer earned a B.A. in Economics, Political Science, and History in 1963 and in 1966, his J.D. from The Ohio State University. [4]
Career
After graduating from law school, Pfeifer was an Assistant Attorney General for the state of Ohio. In 1973, he became Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Crawford County. After three years, he went into private practice. Pfeifer was a partner with the firm Cory, Brown and Pfeifer from 1973 to 1992. While Pfeifer was in private practice, he served in both the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio State Senate. In 1992, he was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court.[4][1]
Review of death penalty cases
In 2010, Pfeifer said that all cases for inmates on Ohio's Death Row should be reviewed to determine which ones could be converted to life in prison without parole. It is his opinion that, "The only reason we have a death penalty is society demands retribution. ... I never made the argument that it was a deterrent. You can't prove it with numbers." [5]
One interesting aspect of Pfeifer's recent statements is that he was one of the state senators to bring back to the law allowing the death penalty in 1981, after the U.S. Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional.[5]
Elections
2010
- Main article: Ohio judicial elections, 2010
Pfeifer was re-elected after running unopposed.[6][7] [8]
2004
Pfeifer was re-elected to the court after running unopposed. [9]
1998
Pfeifer defeated Ronald Suster, winning 71.38% of the vote. [10]
1992
Pfeifer defeated John T. Patton with 53% of the vote. [11]
The complete list of contributions for all of Pfeifer's campaigns may be found at: Follow The Money
External links
- The Supreme Court of Ohio, Senior Associate Justice, Paul E. Pfeifer
- Project Vote Smart, Justice Paul E. Pfeifer (OH)
- The Plain Dealer, "Ohio Supreme Court clarifies rules on 'John Doe' lawsuits", June 8, 2010
- The Plain Dealer, "Ohio Supreme Court delivers victory for business and defeat for injured workers; Justice Paul Pfeifer dissents", March 23, 2010
- The Plain Dealer, "Ohio Supreme Court Justice Paul Pfeifer urges lawmakers to repeal death penalty in Ohio," December 14, 2011
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Supreme Court of Ohio, Senior Associate Justice Paul E. Pfeifer
- ↑ cincinnati.com, "Justice Pfeifer interim chief", April 4, 2010
- ↑ Justice Paul E. Pfeifer's Weekly Column
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Project Vote Smart, Justice Paul E. Pfeifer (OH)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Columbus Dispatch, "Death Row cases should be reviewed, justice says", May 15, 2010
- ↑ The Plain Dealer "Ohioans will elect first new chief justice in 24 years", February 18, 2010
- ↑ Toledo Blade "Strickland eyes court balance", February 3, 2010
- ↑ Live Unofficial Election Results
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, Election Results 2004, Justice of the Supreme Court
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, Election Results 1998, Supreme Court Justice
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, Election Results 1992, Supreme Court Justice
