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Jennifer Brunner

Posted on February 18, 2016 by djm167

Office: Tenth District Court of Appeals (1) List your judicial experience (courts and years) Political Party Affiliation: Democrat Incumbent court of appeals judge, Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals, elected November 4, 2014 to unexpired term (seeking Age: 59 reelection to full, six-year term, beginning January 1, 2017) Judge, Franklin County Common Pleas Court, General Division, elected Residence: Columbus, OH November 2000 to unexpired term and reelected in November 2002 to full, six-year term Email: [email protected] (2) What about your non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a Website: brunnerforjudge.com; judge? https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-brunner-7584153? The Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals is the only court of appeals trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile_pic; https://www.facebook.com/Brun among Ohio’s 12 judicial appellate districts that reviews nearly all state nerCommittee/? government appellate matters, since state government is located in ref=hl; https://www.instagram.com/jenniferlbrunner/; https://twitter. Columbus. Most administrative appeals from state agency decisions com/JenniferBrunner; https://www.youtube.com/watch? may be appealed by state law to the Franklin County County Common v=FIurDdB0Lfs Pleas Court and and are subject to review by the Tenth District Court of Appeals. Other administrative appeals from some state agencies are Occupation: Judge, Tenth District Court of Appeals reviewed directly by the Tenth District Court of Appeals, while some original actions (in mandamus), seeking to require the Ohio Bureau of Education: J.D., Order of the Curia, Capital University Law School, Workers Compensation to decide differently in injured workers 1983; B.A. Sociology-Gerontology, Cum Laude, (Ohio) matters, are brought in the first instance in the Tenth District Court of Appeals. Having been elected to this court in 2014, I have greatly Work Experience: Elected November 4, 2014 to fill unexpired term on appreciated how my past experience has helped me perform my duties Tenth District Court of Appeals; 17 years private practice experience as as a judge since being elected. Having served as Ohio’s 52nd Secretary founding partner of Brunner Quinn; elected in of State, managing an agency of 200 employees and collaborating with 2006 and served from 2007 through 2011 (first woman), receiving other state agencies, elected officials, county prosecutors, county John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award from the JFK Library and commissioners and boards of elections in all of Ohio’s 88 counties has

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Museum Foundation for work in improving Ohio elections; U.S. Senate given me a unique perspective, especially on state and local candidate 2010 in Democratic primary election; elected twice as judge government matters. This practical experience and familiarity with the to the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in 2000 and 2002, operation of Ohio, Franklin County and municipal governments in serving from 2000 to 2005 (resigned to run for Secretary of State; Franklin County assists the court in reviewing and examining the member: Franklin County Board of Elections (1997), Ohio Cultural arguments of the parties before this court. Having managed litigation Facilities Commission (2011-2012) and Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and attorneys in both the public and private sectors, and having started Marriage and Family Therapist Board (2012-2014); Central Ohio my own law firm from the corner of my bedroom when my children Transit Authority Board Member (2014); consultant to USAID in were ages 7, 4 and 2, along with my judicial experience, help me Republic of Serbia on rule of law and anti-corruption efforts of the conduct a balanced review of cases. My years of private practice were government (2012-2013); election observer in Arab Republic of Egypt heavy in civil litigation seeking temporary and injunctive relief, (2014-2015); consultant to USAID as faculty for Colombo Bar extraordinary writs and involving administrative and other areas of civil Association in Sri Lanka (2015) law, well-suited to the nuances of this court’s docket. The work I have done overseas has given me a “big picture” view of how democracy and Family: Married to Rick Brunner since 1978; three adult children; two corruption are often at odds and has aided me in understanding grandchildren; two dogs; one cat cultural nuances as our communities here at home become more diverse. My judicial philosophy involves respecting state and federal Affiliations: Catholic; board member for One Neighborhood constitutional separations of power, following legal precedent, having Condominium Owners Association; board member for Center for the patience to objectively examine the concerns of each individual Community Solutions, , Ohio; board member for Progress litigant and working hard with fairness and compassion to ensure Ohio Education; board member for The Legacy Fund of Central Ohio; justice. participation in Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health Systems Improvement Project for the Council of State Governments Justice (3) Why are you running for this particular court seat? Center I am running for reelection to the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals, because I value public service. Being a judge is first and foremost to my Endorsements: N/A mind an act of public service. I believe my experience makes me well- suited for doing a good job at this work. I enjoy and value doing the Bar Association Ratings: N/A work of an appellate judge and working with my judicial colleagues in three-judge panels on our eight-member court. I value working collaboratively with my colleagues and our staff to help solve problems for our community in a peaceable way, through the rule of law. When our decisions protect people and their rights, we are doing our part to improve the quality of life for the people we serve in Franklin County and Ohio, and this to me is what public service is all about.

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