William O'Neill
| William O'Neill | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Ohio Supreme Court | |
| Title: | Justice |
| Position: | Term commencing 1/2/2013 |
| Service: | |
| Active: | 1/2/2013-2018 |
| Preceded by: | Evelyn Stratton |
| Past position: | Eleventh District Court of Appeals Judge |
| Past term: | 1997-2007 |
| Personal History | |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Bachelors: | Ohio University |
| Law School: | Cleveland-Marshall College of Law |
| Grad. School: | Huron School of Nursing |
| Military service: | U.S. Army |
| Candidate 2012: | |
| Candidate for: | Ohio Supreme Court |
| State: | Ohio |
| Election information 2012: | |
| Incumbent: | No |
| Primary date: | March 6, 2012 |
| Primary vote: | 71.3% |
| Election date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Election vote: | 52.51% |
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William O'Neill is a judge for the Ohio Supreme Court. He was elected on November 6, 2012.
Education
O'Neill received his undergraduate degree from Ohio University, his J.D. from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, and a nursing degree from the Huron School of Nursing. [1]
Career
- 2013-2018: Justice, Ohio Supreme Court
- 1997-2007: Judge, Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals
- 1984-1996: Assistant Attorney General, State of Ohio
- Registered Nurse in Pediatric Emergency Department of Hillcrest Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio)[1]
Military service
O'Neill retired from the U.S. Army as a Lieutenant Colonel. His service in the Vietnam War earned him a Bronze Star. [1]
2012 election
O'Neill defeated Fanon Rucker in the Democratic primary on March 6, winning 71.38% of the vote. [2] He defeated incumbent Justice Robert Cupp in the general election on November 6, winning 52.51% of the of the vote. [3] [4]
- See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012
Platform
Judge William O'Neill ran for the court for the third time. In 2006 he competed against Justice O'Donnell. [5] (He also challenged O'Donnell in 2004.) [6] O'Neill is running to highlight what he calls as a "broken" system of judicial selection in the state. [7] As he said in his campaign announcement:
This is about a fundamental difference of opinion between those of us who are tired of selling judicial seats to the highest bidder and those who seek to protect the old ways of electing justices in Ohio. Ohio’s judicial-selection process is broken, and Robert Cupp is part of the problem. [6]
Ohio State Bar Association rating
In June and September, the Ohio State Bar Association rated O'Neill as "Recommended" according to eight criteria: legal knowledge and ability; professional competence; judicial temperament; integrity; diligence; health; personal responsibility; and public/community service. [8][9]
Cleveland bar association ratings
According to the compiled results at Judge4Yourself.com, O'Neill received a rating of 4 out of 4 by local Cleveland bar associations. Those break down as:
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association: Excellent-preferred
- Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyers Association: Excellent
- Norman S. Minor Bar Association: Excellent
- Ohio Women's Bar Association: Not rated [10]
OSBA letter
In November 2012, the Judicial Election Campaign Advertising Monitoring Committee of the Ohio State Bar Association wrote the O'Neill campaign a letter asking O'Neill to stop implying that justice is for sale, that judges can be purchased with campaign contributions. In the letter, the committee asked that O'Neill remove a video on his campaign website that "impugned the integrity of Cupp [his opponent] and the Supreme Court." [11] In response, O'Neill said he will not remove the video. [11]
See also
External links
- The Plain Dealer, "Ohio elections chief says Supreme Court Democratic candidate William O'Neill is qualified for primary ballot," January 18, 2012
- Media Trackers, "Supreme Court Candidates Discuss Judicial Philosophy," October 8, 2012
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Elect William O'Neill Supreme Court Justice, About
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, Live Election Results, March 6 Primary
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, Official Results: 2012 General Election
- ↑ The Plain Dealer, "Ohio elections chief says Supreme Court Democratic candidate William O'Neill is qualified for primary ballot," January 18, 2012
- ↑ Terrence O'Donnell#2006 Election
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Columbus Dispatch, "O'Neill running for Supreme Court again," November 23, 2011
- ↑ WKYC.com, "Former Judge Bill O'Neill running for Supreme Court," November 22, 2011
- ↑ Ohio State Bar Association, Candidate ratings for the 2012 Supreme Court of Ohio election, June 6, 2012
- ↑ Ohio State Bar Association, OSBA Supreme Court of Ohio Candidate Ratings for the 2012 Election, September 27, 2012
- ↑ Judge4Yourself.com, 2012 Democratic Primary Ratings
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 The Columbus Dispatch, "State bar tells Dem Supreme Court candidate to stop saying justice is for sale," November 3, 2012
