David T Ball
For Judge of the Fifth District Court of Appeals
Full Term Beginning 2/10/2023
Candidate Details
- Residence
Granville - Email
davidballforjudge@gmail.com - Social Media
- Age
61 - Occupation
Attorney and Law School Lecturer - Education
B.A. Ohio Wesleyan University 1982
M.Div. Boston University School of Theology 1986
Ph.D. Graduate Theological Union 1998
J.D. University of California, Berkeley, Law School 1991
- Work Experience
Litigation Associate: Farella, Braun & Martel, San Francisco, CA 1991-1994
Associate Minister: First United Methodist Church, Wapakoneta, OH 1995-1996
Director of Religious Life and Service-Learning: Denison University 1996-2001
Associate Director for Pro Bono Programs: Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation 2001-2005
Of Counsel: Schottenstein, Zox and Dunn, Columbus, OH 2006-2010
Founder and Partner: Rosenberg & Ball Co., LPA, Granville, OH 2010-present
Lecturer: Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University, 2015-present
Arbitrator: American Arbitration Association, 2015-present
- Family
Married to Kim Keethler Ball with 4 children - Affiliations
Chair, Ohio Attorney General Charitable Law Advisory Council
President, Granville Chamber Alliance
Secretary, Granville Community Foundation
Director, Granville Area Chamber of Commerce
Member, Ohio State Bar Association
Member, State Bar of California
Ordained Clergy, American Baptist Churches in the USA
Member, United Church of Granville
- Bar Association Ratings
Rated "Recommended" by Stark County Bar Association Judiciary Committee 2022
David T Ball
Question 1
List your judicial experience (courts and years)
This would be my first judicial position, although I have related experience that I describe below.
Abbreviated Candidate AnswersThis would be my first judicial position, although I have related experience that I describe below.
Question 2
What non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?
I have litigated cases at all levels of the state and federal courts in Ohio including the Fifth District Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Ohio and the Supreme Court of the United States. My strengths are legal research and writing. My experience as a Lecturer at Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law has sharpened my analytical skills, and my experience as an Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association has given me experience handling and deciding cases as part of a three-arbitrator panel.
Abbreviated Candidate AnswersI have litigated cases at all levels of the state and federal courts in Ohio including the Fifth District Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Ohio and the Supreme Court of the United States. My strengths are legal research and writing. My experience as a Lecturer at Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law has sharpened my analytical skills, and my experience as an Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association has given me experience handling and deciding cases as part of a three-arbitrator panel.
Question 3
Why are you running for this particular court seat?
In Ohio's state court system, someone who is dissatisfied with how a trial court handled their case has only one second chance: appeal to the court of appeals. That person deserves to have someone who is open-minded, fair and thorough decide their appeal, because the Supreme Court of Ohio does not accept most appeals for further review. I have lived in Licking County for the past 25 years, which is one of the 15 counties in the Fifth District. I have deep roots in several counties in the district, including Morgan County, where my grandfather grew up, Fairfield County, where I attended elementary school (Canal Winchester) and Delaware County, where my wife and I met during college at Ohio Wesleyan University. My legal career has been successful and rewarding to this point, so I want to give back to the people of the Fifth District by serving on their Court of Appeals.
Abbreviated Candidate AnswersIn Ohio's state court system, someone who is dissatisfied with how a trial court handled their case has only one second chance: appeal to the court of appeals. That person deserves to have someone who is open-minded, fair and thorough decide their appeal, because the Supreme Court of Ohio does not accept most appeals for further review. I have lived in Licking County for the past 25 years, which is one of the 15 counties in the Fifth District. I have deep roots in several counties in the district, including Morgan County, where my grandfather grew up, Fairfield County, where I attended elementary school (Canal Winchester) and Delaware County, where my wife and I met during college at Ohio Wesleyan University. My legal career has been successful and rewarding to this point, so I want to give back to the people of the Fifth District by serving on their Court of Appeals.