2008 Contested Democratic Primary Ratings*

*There were no contested Republican races on the March 4, 2008 ballot.
Ratings for all judicial candidates in the November 2008 General Election will be posted soon.

Click on a candidate's name for biographical information.

	Candidate	Average Rating	Cleveland Bar Association	Cuyahoga County Bar Association	Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyers Association	Norman S. Minor Bar Association	Ohio Women's Bar Association	The Call & Post*	The Plain Dealer*
8th District Court of Appeals Starting 2/10/09	Patrick Carroll	4.0	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
	Stuart A. Friedman	4.0	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent – Preferred		Endorsed
	Margaret M. Gardner	0.4	Not Recommended	Not Recommended	Adequate	Not Recommended	Not Recommended
	Larry A. Jones	3.4	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent – Preferred	Good	Endorsed
Common Pleas General Division Starting 1/5/09	Dieter Domanovic	1.2	Adequate	Not Recommended	Adequate	Not Recommended	Adequate
	Ann T. Mannen	3.4	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good – Preferred
	Brendan J. Sheehan	3.0	Good – Preferred	Good	Good	Good	Good	Endorsed	Endorsed
	Donna M. Vozar	0.0	Not Recommended	Not Recommended	Not Recommended	Not Recommended	Not Recommended
Common Pleas General Division Starting 2/9/09	Deena R. Calabrese	3.0	Good	Adequate	Good - Preferred	Good	Excellent
	James W. Satola	3.0	Good – Preferred	Adequate	Good	Good	Excellent – Preferred	Endorsed	Endorsed
	Patrick E. Talty	0.4	Not Recommended	Not Recommended	Adequate	Not Recommended	Not Recommended
	Candidate	Average Rating	Cleveland Bar Association	Cuyahoga County Bar Association	Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyers Association	Norman S. Minor Bar Association	Ohio Women's Bar Association	The Call & Post*	The Plain Dealer*
Common Pleas Domestic Relations Starting 1/9/09	Leslie Ann Celebrezze	0.0	Not Recommended	Not Recommended	Not Recommended	Not Recommended	Not Recommended		No Endorsement Made
	Daniel P. Corrigan	0.0	Not Recommended	Not Recommended	Not Recommended	Not Recommended	Not Recommended	Endorsed	No Endorsement Made
	Patrick R. Kelly	0.8	Not Recommended	Not Recommended	Adequate	Not Recommended	Adequate		No Endorsement Made
	Carl L. LoPresti	0.0	Not Recommended	Not Recommended	Not Recommended	Not Recommended	Not Recommended		No Endorsement Made
Common Pleas Probate Court Starting 1/1/09	Lillian J. Greene	3.4	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent – Preferred	Adequate	Endorsed	Endorsed
	Anthony J. Russo	3.4	Excellent	Good	Good	Excellent	Good
Common Pleas Probate Court Starting 2/9/09	Charles T. Brown	3.0	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Endorsed
	Laura J. Gallagher	2.2	Adequate	Adequate	Adequate	Good	Adequate
	Kathleen Ann Keough	3.6	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good – Preferred		Endorsed
	Bernadette Marshall	0.0	Not Recommended	Not Recommended	Not Recommended	Not Recommended	Not Recommended
	Thomas P. O'Donnell	2.8	Good	Adequate	Excellent	Adequate	Good