Sean M. Donovan

Question 1

List your judicial experience (courts and years)

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Question 2

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

I have spent my entire legal career serving the citizens of Hamilton County as an assistant prosecutor. I have handled thousands of cases at all levels of the court system to include; Juvenile Court, Municipal Court, Court of Common Pleas, the First District Court of Appeals and the Ohio Supreme Court. The last ten years I have been assigned to the appellate division and have handled hundreds of appeals in the First District and Ohio Supreme Court.

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Question 3

Why are you running for this particular court seat?

I am running for the First District Court of Appeals to bring a judicially conservative voice to the bench. The proper role of an appellate judge is to, without bias or prejudice, evenly apply the law as it is written. Judges must refrain from inserting their personal policy preferences into their decisions. Judges are elected to evenly and consistently apply the law so as to provide certainty and predictability for the citizenry so they may have faith in the legal system. Over the last few years I have watched as the court has departed from these ideals and undermined the First District’s reputation as the epitome of judicial excellence in Ohio. I will use my years of experience in the trial courts and my decade of experience in appellate law to bring balance to the bench and to help restore that reputation.