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2009 Municipal Judicial Candidate Ratings

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 Candidate Average
Rating		 Cleveland
Metropolitan Bar
Association		 Cuyahoga
Criminal
Defense
Lawyers
Association		 Norman S.
Minor Bar
Association		 The
Call &
Post*		 The
Plain
Dealer*
Cleveland Municipal
Court
Starting
1/5/2010

Michelle D.
Earley
(ELECTED)

3.3 Good-
Preferred		 Good Excellent Endorsed Endorsed
James A.
Gay		 3.0 Adequate Good Excellent    
Greg
Groves		 0 Refused
to Participate		 Refused
to Participate		 Refused
to Participate		  
Claudette
Walcott		 2.0 Adequate Adequate Adequate    
Tossie
Wiley, Jr. 		2.6 Good Adequate Good    
Parma
Municipal
Court
Starting
1/1/2010		 Timothy
Gilligan
(ELECTED)		 3.3 Good Excellent Good   Endorsed
Edmund G.
Tallos		 0.0 Not
Recommended		 Not
Recommended		 Not
Recommended		    
Bedford Municipal
Court
Starting
1/1/2010		 Harry J.
Jacob III
(ELECTED)		 3.0 Good Good Good   Endorsed
Madeleine L.
Lecso		 0.0 Not
Recommended		 Not
Recommended		 Not
Recommended		    
Pamela Ann
O'Bannon		 0.0 Not
Recommended		 Not
Recommended		 Not
Recommended		    

 

 Candidate Average
Rating		 Cleveland
Metropolitan Bar
Association		 Cuyahoga
Criminal
Defense
Lawyer's
Association		 Norman S.
Minor Bar
Association		 The
Call &
Post*		 The
Plain
Dealer*
Lakewood
Municipal
Court
Starting
1/1/2010		 Patrick J.
Carroll
(uncontested)		 4.0 Excellent Excellent Excellent    
Cleveland Municipal
Court
1/1/2010		 Anita Laster
Mays
(uncontested)		 3.6 Good Excellent Excellent
 
Cleveland Municipal
Court
1/2/2010		 Lauren C.
Moore
(uncontested)		 4.0 Excellent Excellent Excellent    
Cleveland Municipal
Court
1/3/2010		 Pauline H.
Tarver
(uncontested)		 3.3 Adequate Excellent Excellent    
Cleveland Municipal
Court
1/4/2010		 Emanuella
Groves
(uncontested)		 3.6 Good Excellent Excellent    

OWBA was unable to provide ratings for this election.

*The Plain Dealer and Call & Post are not part of the JCRC. We include their ratings as a public service.