Candidate Details
- Residence
Cincinnati - Email
joe@joedeters.com - Website
joedeters.com - Social Media
facebook.com/VoteJoeDeters
x.com/VoteJoeDeters
instagram.com/VoteJoeDeters - Age
66 - Occupation
Justice, Ohio Supreme Court - Education
B.A.; University of Cincinnati
J.D.; University of Cincinnati College of Law
- Work Experience
1982-1988; Assistant Hamilton County Prosecutor
1988-1992; Hamilton County Clerk of Courts
1992-1998 and 2005-2023; Hamilton County Prosecutor
1999-2004; Treasurer, State of Ohio
2023-present; Justice, Ohio Supreme Court
- Family
Justice Deters lives with his wife, Tanya, in Cincinnati. They have six children and two grandchildren. - Affiliations
Justice Deters is a member of the Ohio Bar Association and various civic organizations. He previously served on the University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees, Ohio Organized Crime Commission, and the Southern Ohio Leukemia Foundation. He received the U.C. Law School's Nicholas Longworth III Alumni Achievement Award in 1997 for outstanding contributions in legal practice and public and community service. In 2023, he was named Xavier University's "Justice in Residence" - an honorary position.
Question 1
List your judicial experience (courts and years)
Ohio Supreme Court, 2023-present
Question 2
What non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?
I spent more than 25 years as county prosecutor in a major urban county arguing cases of all types. Over that time, my office and I handled tens of thousands of felony and civil cases in local, state, and federal courts.
Question 3
Why are you running for this particular court seat?
I am running for this seat to continue serving the people of Ohio on the Supreme Court for the full term spanning 2025-2030.