JCRC rates the judicial candidates so you can judge for yourself

Judge4Yourself.com is a service of the Judicial Candidates Rating Coalition (JCRC), an umbrella organization that includes Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, The Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, The Norman S. Minor Bar Association, and The Ohio Women's Bar Association. JCRC rates candidates before every judicial election. Our ratings are available on this website at least 30 days before each primary and each general election that includes judicial candidate.

Members of the organizations that make up JCRC are a diverse group of men and women, including lawyers and non-lawyers. Some practice solo or in a small group; others work for large firms, local companies or government. Some of us represent only individuals. Others usually work with businesses. We and our clients have many different perspectives and views, but there is one thing on which we agree - we want highly qualified, fair and respectful judges on our courts.

To bring you ratings of the candidates for judicial office, about 50 to 60 of us set aside several days each year to review the candidates’ qualifications, interview the candidates, and share experiences.  Each organization separately chooses a rating that expresses, in one word, its evaluation of each candidate’s professional competence, integrity, work ethic and temperament. 

Judge4Yourself.com organizations rate the candidates for every judicial election that appears on the ballot in Cuyahoga County. In 2010, in time for early voting, we will provide ratings for candidates for the May 2010 primaries, and the November 2010 general election.

The election of judges and the decisions they make can have profound consequences for us, our families, our businesses and our community.  Learn more here, and choose well.

We rate the judicial candidates...so you can judge for yourself.