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Tim Hess

Tim Hess

For Judge of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
Full Term Beginning 1/3/2023

Candidate Q&A

Candidate Details

  • Residence
    Cleveland Heights
  • Email
    Tim@Hess4Judge.com
  • Website
    Hess4Judge.com
  • Social Media
    facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078767361777
  • Age
    49
  • Occupation
    Attorney, T. Hess & Associates, LLC; Magistrate - Garfield Heights Municipal Court
  • Education

    Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Juris Doctorate 1997-2001

    Kent State University, B.A. Criminal Justice Studies 1992-1996

    Midpark High School, Graduate 1992

  • Work Experience

    I have been licensed to practice law in the state of Ohio since 2002 and has owned and operated his law office since 2005. During the past twenty years, while working in business law, Ohio Liquor Law, representing persons injured on the job or in a life altering accident, civil litigation and civil rights law, I have tried over 200 cases. 

    In the past twelve years I have focused my practice on representing persons who have been charged with a crime and  to representing individuals who have had their Civil Rights violated. I am licensed to practice law in all State courts of Ohio, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, and  I currently sit as a Magistrate in the Garfield Heights Municipal Court in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

    During college and law school, I worked multiple jobs to make ends meet and raise my daughter. These experiences included construction, landscaping, tile setting, bartending, restaurant server, fork lift operator and truck loader for UPS, and I even worked as a gravedigger for a summer. I know what hard work is and I know what it means to work hard.

     

  • Family
    Married, 1 daughter, son-in-law and a grandson, 2 cats and a dog.
  • Affiliations

    Brother of the Knights of Columbus, Windermere Council 2726

    Saint Ann Catholic Church

    Member of the Valley View Hunt Club and WildLife4ChildLife cheritable organization sending terminally and/or children battling chronic illness on an outdoor trip of their choosing. 

    Critical Response Attorney for United States Concealed Carry Association

    Critical Response Attorney for the Legal Defense Network

    Current or past bar association membership:

    Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers Association;

    Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers;

    DUI Defense Lawyers Association;

    Norman S. Minor Bar Association;

    National Trial Lawyers Association;

    National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers;

    Ohio State Bar Association

    Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

     

  • Endorsements

    https://www.hess4judge.com/view-endorsements

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Question 1

List your judicial experience (courts and years)

My judicial experience over the past 22 years is that I have practiced law in front of hundreds of judges throughout the State of Ohio and have come to know what it takes to be a good judge. I have also seen enough to know how to not be a bad judge. 

Abbreviated Candidate Answers

My judicial experience over the past 22 years is that I have practiced law in front of hundreds of judges throughout the State of Ohio and have come to know what it takes to be a good judge. I have also seen enough to know how to not be a bad judge. 

Question 2

What non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?

In my 22 years of working in the State and federal Courts of Ohio, I have tried over 200 cases. I have litigated million dollar civil cases and tried several high profile criminal cases. 

Abbreviated Candidate Answers

I have been licensed to practice law in the state of Ohio since 2002 and has owned and operated his law office since 2005. During the past twenty years, while working in business law, Ohio Liquor Law, representing persons injured on the job or in a life altering accident, civil litigation and civil rights law, I have tried over 200 cases. 

In the past twelve years I have focused my practice on representing persons who have been charged with a crime and  to representing individuals who have had their Civil Rights violated. I am licensed to practice law in all State courts of Ohio, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, and  I currently sit as a Magistrate in the Garfield Heights Municipal Court in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

Question 3

Why are you running for this particular court seat?

For twenty-two years I have protected and defended the rights of our citizens of Ohio and Cuyahoga County.  As a Civil Rights and Constitutional defense attorney, I have ensured that persons of all walks of life received fair treatment in court by holding the government accountable to the standards required by law.

I beleive that somone who hold the position of Judge should have a variety of experience in the practice of law. The prosecutor to the bench pipeline is quite prevalent in Cuyahoga County and often neglects the experience a candidate has had outside the confines of working for government. I have represented a wide variety of citizens in Cuyahoga County and around the entire State of Ohio. 

After witnessing the increasing infringement of our rights, particularly over the past two years, it became apparent to me that I could no longer watch the injustices in our system continue.  I realized that I can be more effective and do more to promote an equal system of justice from the bench. 

Abbreviated Candidate Answers

For twenty-two years I have protected and defended the rights of our citizens of Ohio and Cuyahoga County.  As a Civil Rights and Constitutional defense attorney, I have ensured that persons of all walks of life received fair treatment in court by holding the government accountable to the standards required by law.

I beleive that somone who holds the position of Judge should have a variety of experience in the practice of law. The prosecutor to the bench pipeline is quite prevalent in Cuyahoga County and often neglects the experience a candidate has had outside the confines of working for government. I have successfully represented a wide variety of citizens in Cuyahoga County and around the entire State of Ohio. 

After witnessing the increasing infringement of our rights, particularly over the past two years, it became apparent to me that I could no longer watch the injustices in our system continue.  I realized that I can be more effective and do more to promote an equal system of justice from the bench.