Myron Duhart
2021 - Present
2027
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Myron Duhart (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals. He assumed office on February 10, 2021. His current term ends on February 10, 2027.
Duhart (Nonpartisan, Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals. Duhart won in the general election on November 3, 2020. He advanced from the Democratic primary on April 28, 2020.
Duhart was appointed by Governor Ted Strickland to a term commencing January 7, 2011.
Education
Duhart received an undergraduate degree from Wright State University, a J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law, and an L.L.M. from Duke University School of Law.[1][2]
Career
Prior to joining the court, Duhart ran the Law Office of Myron Duhart. He has also served as an attorney for the Judge Advocate General in the U.S. Army, and with the Public Defenders' Offices in Lucas County and Wood County.[3]
Elections
2020
See also: Ohio intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals
Myron Duhart defeated Charles Sulek in the general election for Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Myron Duhart (Nonpartisan) | 52.6 | 173,244 |
 | Charles Sulek (Nonpartisan)  | 47.4 | 156,128 | |
| Total votes: 329,372 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals
Myron Duhart advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Myron Duhart | 100.0 | 45,618 |
| Total votes: 45,618 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals
Charles Sulek advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charles Sulek | 100.0 | 34,360 |
| Total votes: 34,360 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division
Incumbent Myron Duhart won election in the general election for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Myron Duhart (D) | 100.0 | 95,417 |
| Total votes: 95,417 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division
Incumbent Myron Duhart advanced from the Democratic primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Myron Duhart | 100.0 | 17,738 |
| Total votes: 17,738 | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
The 391 judges of the Ohio Courts of Common Pleas are all selected in an identical manner. Qualified individuals wishing to join the bench must participate in partisan primary elections followed by nonpartisan general elections.[4]
The chief judges of the Ohio Courts of Common Pleas are chosen by peer vote and serve for one year.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on an appellate or general jurisdiction court, a judge must be:[4]
- a district or county resident (for court of appeals and common pleas judges);
- at least six years practiced in law; and
- under the age of 70.
Under the Ohio Constitution, a judge who reaches 70 years of age may be assigned by the chief justice to active duty, receiving payment on a per-day basis in addition to whatever retirement benefits he or she is entitled to.
2012
Duhart narrowly defeated Kenneth Phillips in the general election on November 6, winning 51.27% of the vote.[5]
Toledo Bar Association questionnaire results
Members of the Toledo Bar Association were asked to rate judicial candidates in one of three categories: Highly Recommended, Recommended or Not Recommended.
Below are Judge Duhart's ratings:
- Highly Recommended: 52.1% (135 votes)
- Recommended: 40.9% (106 votes)
- Not Recommended: 6.9% (18 votes)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Myron Duhart did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Toledo Bar Association, Myron C. Duhart (dead link)
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Myron Duhart," October 4, 2021
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedpr - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Ohio," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, Official Election Results 11/6/2012: Court of Common Pleas Judge
- ↑ Toledo Bar Association, Judicial Candidates Questionnaire Results
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Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio
State courts:
Ohio Supreme Court • Ohio District Courts of Appeal • Ohio Courts of Common Pleas • Ohio County Courts • Ohio Municipal Courts • Ohio Court of Claims
State resources:
Courts in Ohio • Ohio judicial elections • Judicial selection in Ohio
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