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Candidate Profiles
Richard Brown
Candidate for:
Franklin County Common Pleas Court, General Division
Undergraduate Education:
University of Cincinnati
B.A., with High honors in American History, 1978
Summa Cum Laude
Phi Beta Kappa
Legal Education:
The Ohio State University College of Law
J.D., 1981
Legal Experience:
Richard D. Brown Law Office, LLC (2010 - present)
Buckley King (1992-2010)
Denmead, Blackburn and Brown (1988-1992)
Denmead, Gerrity and Tsitouris (1981-1988)
Candidate Statement:
(In response to the question, "Please explain why you believe you are qualified for the judicial position for which you are
seeking election.")
I am well-qualified for a judicial seat on the Franklin County Court of
Common Pleas by virtue of my lengthy and varied legal experience and life
experience. I am an AV-rated attorney (by Martindale-Hubbell), a peer ranking
signifying the highest level of professional excellence, legal ability, and ethical
standards. Additionally, I have 42 years of primarily civil litigation experience,
including much jury trial experience, in a variety of substantive areas, as well as
eight years of experience handling hundreds of administrative hearings as a
Hearing Examiner. I have significant experience serving as an arbitrator and
mediator at the request of local courts and attorneys. I have experience
representing defendants in criminal matters in both municipal courts and
appellate courts.
I have also served my community and been a public servant since 2017
In the Ohio House of Representatives as a State Representative for House District
20 and House District 5. I was first appointed in 2017, then elected in 2018, and
re-elected in 2020 and 2022. In the House I served for six years in Leadership as
Assistant Minority Whip. I also served as Ranking Member on the Civil Justice,
Criminal Justice, and Government Oversight Committees.
I have also served my community as a Trustee on the Board of Trustees of
Ohio Deferred Compensation, and as a gubernatorial appointee to Governor
DeWine's Juvenile Justice Working Group, a task force examining ways to
Improve the juvenile justice and corrections system in Ohio.
I am a member of the Canal Winchester Chamber of Commerce, the
Canal Winchester Historical Society, and served for several years as President of
the Canal Winchester High School Diamond Club, a booster and fundraising
group for the varsity baseball team and baseball program.
I am committed to being an impartial arbiter of the facts with a judicious
respect for the rule of law, legal precedent, and the people who will come
before me in the courtroom, both parties and attorneys. I believe I possess the
temperament, legal experience and knowledge, and life experiences that make
me an ideal candidate for a judicial seat. I look forward to continuing my public
service as a judge on the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas.
Columbus Bar Association
2024 Judiciary Committee Finding:
5 stars
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Running Against:
(unopposed)