November 8, 2022 General Election
Judicial Candidate Ratings

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas – Juvenile Court Division FTC 01/01/2023

Pamela A. Hawkins

AABAO: Good
CCDLA: Satisfactory
CMBA: Good
NSMBA: Good
OPAA: Satisfactory
OWBA: Good

Anne C. McDonough

AABAO: Excellent
CCDLA: Good
CMBA: Excellent
NSMBA: Good
OPAA: Excellent
OWBA: Good
Plain Dealer/cleveland.com^†:
Endorsed

Ohio Supreme Court FTC 01/01/2023

Pat Dewine

AABAO: Good
CCDLA: Satisfactory
CMBA: Good
NSMBA: Good
OWBA: N/A*

Marilyn Zayas

AABAO: Good
CCDLA: Good
CMBA: Excellent
NSMBA: Excellent
OWBA: N/A*
Plain Dealer/cleveland.com^†:
Endorsed

Ohio Supreme Court FTC 01/02/2023

Pat Fisher

AABAO: Good
CCDLA: Excellent
CMBA: Excellent
NSMBA: Good
OWBA: N/A*

Terri Jamison

AABAO: Excellent
CCDLA: Good
CMBA: Good
NSMBA: Excellent
OWBA: N/A*
Plain Dealer/cleveland.com^†:
Endorsed

Ohio Supreme Court FTC 01/01/2023

Jennifer Brunner

AABAO: Excellent
CCDLA: Excellent
CMBA: Excellent
NSMBA: Excellent
OPAA: N/A*
OWBA: N/A*
Plain Dealer/cleveland.com^†:
Endorsed

Sharon L. Kennedy

AABAO: Good
CCDLA: Excellent
CMBA: Good
NSMBA: Good
OPAA: N/A*
OWBA: N/A*

Eighth District Court of Appeals UTE 02/09/2027

Cornelius J. O'Sullivan

AABAO: Good
CCDLA: Good
CMBA: Good
NSMBA: Good
OPAA: Good
OWBA: Good

Michael J. Ryan

AABAO: Excellent
CCDLA: Good
CMBA: Excellent
NSMBA: Excellent
OPAA: Excellent
OWBA: Excellent
Plain Dealer/cleveland.com^†:
Endorsed

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas – General Division FTC 01/03/2023

Richard A. Bell

AABAO: Excellent
CCDLA: Good
CMBA: Excellent
NSMBA: Excellent
OPAA: Excellent
OWBA: Excellent
Plain Dealer/cleveland.com^†:
Endorsed

Tim Hess

AABAO: Satisfactory
CCDLA: Satisfactory
CMBA: Satisfactory
NSMBA: Good
OPAA: Not Recomm.
OWBA: Satisfactory

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas – General Division FTC 01/07/2023

Mark R. Majer

AABAO: Excellent
CCDLA: Excellent
CMBA: Excellent
NSMBA: Excellent
OPAA: Good
OWBA: Excellent

Jeffrey P. Saffold

AABAO: Excellent
CCDLA: Excellent
CMBA: Excellent
NSMBA: Excellent
OPAA: Good
OWBA: Excellent
Plain Dealer/cleveland.com^†:
Endorsed

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas – General Division FTC 01/08/2023

Maureen Clancy

AABAO: Good
CCDLA: Good
CMBA: Good
NSMBA: Satisfactory
OPAA: Good
OWBA: Excellent
Plain Dealer/cleveland.com^†:
Endorsed

Gina Marie Crawford

AABAO: Satisfactory
CCDLA: Satisfactory
CMBA: Satisfactory
NSMBA: Satisfactory
OPAA: Not Recomm.
OWBA: Satisfactory

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas – General Division FTC 01/12/2023

Brian Mooney

AABAO: Not Recomm.
CCDLA: Not Recomm.
CMBA: Refused to Participate
NSMBA: Refused to Participate
OPAA: Refused to Participate
OWBA: Refused to Participate

Joan Synenberg

AABAO: Excellent
CCDLA: Excellent
CMBA: Excellent
NSMBA: Excellent
OPAA: Good
OWBA: Excellent
Plain Dealer/cleveland.com^†:
Endorsed

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas – General Division FTC 01/14/2023

Denise Salerno

AABAO: Good
CCDLA: Satisfactory
CMBA: Good
NSMBA: Good
OPAA: N/A*
OWBA: Satisfactory

Deborah Turner

AABAO: Excellent
CCDLA: Excellent
CMBA: Excellent
NSMBA: Excellent
OPAA: N/A*
OWBA: Excellent
Plain Dealer/cleveland.com^†:
Endorsed

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas – General Division UTE 12/31/2024

Wanda C. Jones

AABAO: Good
CCDLA: Good
CMBA: Good
NSMBA: Excellent
OPAA: Satisfactory
OWBA: Good
Plain Dealer/cleveland.com^†:
Endorsed

Kevin Kelley

AABAO: Satisfactory
CCDLA: Not Recomm.
CMBA: Satisfactory
NSMBA: Not Recomm.
OPAA: Good
OWBA: Satisfactory

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas – General Division UTE 01/03/2027

Kenneth Callahan

AABAO: Excellent
CCDLA: Excellent
CMBA: Excellent
NSMBA: Excellent
OPAA: Excellent
OWBA: Good
Plain Dealer/cleveland.com^†:
Endorsed

Jennifer O'Donnell

AABAO: Good
CCDLA: Satisfactory
CMBA: Good
NSMBA: Good
OPAA: Good
OWBA: Excellent

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas – Juvenile Court Division FTC 01/01/2023

Candidate	AABAO	CCDLA	CMBA	NSMBA	OPAA	OWBA	PD/ cleveland.com^†
Pamela A. Hawkins	Good	Satisfactory	Good	Good	Satisfactory	Good
Anne C. McDonough	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Good	Endorsed

Ohio Supreme Court FTC 01/01/2023

Candidate	AABAO	CCDLA	CMBA	NSMBA	OPAA	OWBA	PD/ cleveland.com^†
Pat Dewine	Good	Satisfactory	Good	Good		N/A*
Marilyn Zayas	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent		N/A*	Endorsed

Ohio Supreme Court FTC 01/02/2023

Candidate	AABAO	CCDLA	CMBA	NSMBA	OPAA	OWBA	PD/ cleveland.com^†
Pat Fisher	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good		N/A*
Terri Jamison	Excellent	Good	Good	Excellent		N/A*	Endorsed

Ohio Supreme Court FTC 01/01/2023

Candidate	AABAO	CCDLA	CMBA	NSMBA	OPAA	OWBA	PD/ cleveland.com^†
Jennifer Brunner	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	N/A*	N/A*	Endorsed
Sharon L. Kennedy	Good	Excellent	Good	Good	N/A*	N/A*

Eighth District Court of Appeals UTE 02/09/2027

Candidate	AABAO	CCDLA	CMBA	NSMBA	OPAA	OWBA	PD/ cleveland.com^†
Cornelius J. O'Sullivan	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
Michael J. Ryan	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Endorsed

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas – General Division FTC 01/03/2023

Candidate	AABAO	CCDLA	CMBA	NSMBA	OPAA	OWBA	PD/ cleveland.com^†
Richard A. Bell	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Endorsed
Tim Hess	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	Not Recomm.	Satisfactory

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas – General Division FTC 01/07/2023

Candidate	AABAO	CCDLA	CMBA	NSMBA	OPAA	OWBA	PD/ cleveland.com^†
Mark R. Majer	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Excellent
Jeffrey P. Saffold	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Endorsed

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas – General Division FTC 01/08/2023

Candidate	AABAO	CCDLA	CMBA	NSMBA	OPAA	OWBA	PD/ cleveland.com^†
Maureen Clancy	Good	Good	Good	Satisfactory	Good	Excellent	Endorsed
Gina Marie Crawford	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Not Recomm.	Satisfactory

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas – General Division FTC 01/12/2023

Candidate	AABAO	CCDLA	CMBA	NSMBA	OPAA	OWBA	PD/ cleveland.com^†
Brian Mooney	Not Recomm.	Not Recomm.	Refused to Participate	Refused to Participate	Refused to Participate	Refused to Participate
Joan Synenberg	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Endorsed

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas – General Division FTC 01/14/2023

Candidate	AABAO	CCDLA	CMBA	NSMBA	OPAA	OWBA	PD/ cleveland.com^†
Denise Salerno	Good	Satisfactory	Good	Good	N/A*	Satisfactory
Deborah Turner	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	N/A*	Excellent	Endorsed

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas – General Division UTE 12/31/2024

Candidate	AABAO	CCDLA	CMBA	NSMBA	OPAA	OWBA	PD/ cleveland.com^†
Wanda C. Jones	Good	Good	Good	Excellent	Satisfactory	Good	Endorsed
Kevin Kelley	Satisfactory	Not Recomm.	Satisfactory	Not Recomm.	Good	Satisfactory

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas – General Division UTE 01/03/2027

Candidate	AABAO	CCDLA	CMBA	NSMBA	OPAA	OWBA	PD/ cleveland.com^†
Kenneth Callahan	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Endorsed
Jennifer O'Donnell	Good	Satisfactory	Good	Good	Good	Excellent

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