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Judicial Candidate Information

 This page contains information and resources for judicial candidates, members of judicial campaign committees, and other individuals involved in judicial campaigns or interested in rules applicable to judicial campaign conduct.

 

2023 Judicial Candidate Seminar Schedule

2023 Judicial Candidate Handbook

2023 Judicial Candidate Seminar Presentation - Board of Professional Conduct

2023 Campaign Finance Presentation for Judicial Candidates - Ohio Secretary of State

Judicial Campaign Conduct and Finance Rules

  • The U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, has effectively established an additional exception to the general prohibition against the solicitation of campaign contributions by judicial candidates. See Rule 4.4(A), Code of Judicial Conduct, and AFSCME v. Brunner, et. al., 912 F.Supp. 556 (S.D. Ohio 2012) (Rule 4.4(A) is unconstitutional as applied to judicial candidates who personally solicit campaign contributions from immediate family members).

Contribution Limits for Judicial Candidates
(for candidates running for judicial office in 2021 and thereafter)

Campaign Conduct; Enforcement and Sanction Rules

Judicial Campaign Misconduct Case Summaries

 

Advisory Opinions Relative to Judicial Campaign Conduct and Fundraising

Ohio Elections Commission Advisory Opinions

Statutory Requirements for Newly Elected or Appointed Judges
Oaths, Bonds and Required Documentation

Financial Disclosure for Judges, Magistrates, and Judicial Candidates

CONTACT INFORMATION

 

Ohio Board of Professional Conduct
65 South Front Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215-3431

614.387.9370

Questions re: Canon 4 

(campaign conduct and fundraising):

Richard A. Dove, Esq.

rick.dove@bpc.ohio.gov
Director
614.387.9370

D. Allan Asbury, Esq.

allan.asbury@bpc.ohio.gov
Senior Counsel

614.387.9370

Questions re: Ohio Elections Laws (campaign finance reporting and disclaimers):

Your County Board of Elections

Ohio Secretary of State-Campaign Finance Division

Shanda Behrens

Campaign Finance Administrator & Public Integrity Counsel

614.696.8874

SBehrens@OhioSoS.gov

Heather Moore-Kester

Deputy Campaign Finance Administrator

614.696.8759

HMooreke@OhioSoS.gov

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