Candidate Details
- Email
carterbs317@gmail.com - Website
barbaracarterforfamilies.com - Social Media
facebook.com/judgebarbaracarter
linkedin.com/in/judgebarbara-carter - Occupation
Judge of the Butler County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division - Education
Eastern Kentucky University, Undergraduate
University of Cincinnati College of Law, JD
- Work Experience
I have been a trial judge since 2011, and was a Magistrate from 2005-2011.
I was an Assistant Prosecutor for 11 years, and p. As an Assistant Prosecutor, I prosecuted serious felony cases.
In my role as a trial judge and prosecuting cases, I followed our Constitution and the laws of Ohio to the letter. I trained Law Enforcement on Constitutional Law including search and seizure and custodial interrogation to insure that they brought me cases free from Constitutional defects.
I was on the team that started one of first treatment courts in Ohio for low level, non-violent drug offenders. As the prosecutor on the team, I was the gatekeeper and drafted memoranda to set policy. Entrance into our program was a condition of probation.
Our team traveled around the state to lend technical assistance to courts planning their own treatment programs. I was eventually hired by the Supreme Court of Ohio to administer grants and lend technical assistance through the Supreme Court.
At the Supreme Court I also staffed committees on Domestic Violence and Juvenile Court. I presented reports and proposed rules from those committees to the Justices.
I have over 30 years of experience as a private attorney, assistant prosecutor, and judge.
Full resume.
- Family
Married for 30 years; two successful grown children - Affiliations
Domestic Relations Law and Procedure Subcommittee, Ohio Judicial Conference
Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Alternative Dispute Resolution
Previously served on Ohio Supreme Court Commission for Professionalism
Ohio Association of Domestic Relations Judges
Federalist Society
Heritage Foundation
Member, Hamilton Kiwanis
West Chester/Liberty Boys and Girls Club, Board Member, Recording Secretary
Previously served as Secretary for Lakota West High School Athletic Boosters
Longtime member of Christ the King Lutheran Church
- Endorsements
Butler County Republican Party and Republican County Officers:
- Michael NcNamara, Treasurer
- Nancy Nix, Auditor
- Mary Swain, Clerk of Courts
- Don Dixon, Commissioner
- Cindy Carpenter, Commissioner
- T.C. Rogers, Commissioner
- Danny Crank, Recorder
- Lisa Mannix, Coroner
- Greg Wilkens, Engineer
- Michael Gmoser, Prosecutor
- George F. Lang, Senator
James L. Spaeth, Warren County Clerk of Courts
Madison County Republican PartySheriff Richard K. Jones, Butler County
Sheriff Robert S. Leahy, Clermont County
Sheriff Ralph D. Fizer, Jr., Clinton County
Sheriff John T. Swaney, Madison County
ALL OF THE ABOVE ENDORSEMENTS ARE FOR THE 2024 PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTION
- Michael NcNamara, Treasurer
- Bar Association Ratings
Our local Bar Association does not endorse.
Barbara S Carter
Question 1
List your judicial experience (courts and years)
I am currently on the Butler County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division, and have been for 13 years since 2011. I hear divorce, parenting, and domestic violence cases.
The work that I do is intellectually interesting, as I deal with real estate, foreclosure, pension, bankruptcy, business valuation, and other laws as well as the statutes relating to divorce itself.
I divide assets and debts, and must address all contested issues of a marriage, as required by law.
Prior to that, I served 6 years prior as a Magistrate writing decisions including the above issues, which were reviewed by Judges (now Chief Justice) Sharon Kennedy and Eva Kessler.
As a judge, I now review decisions written by Magistrates. In reviewing their decisions, as well as in writing my own, I must analyze and apply the correct law.
https://drcourt.bcohio.gov/judge_schneider_carter.php
I am currently on the Butler County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division, and have been for 13 years since 2011. I hear divorce, parenting, and domestic violence cases.
The work that I do is intellectually interesting, as I deal with real estate, foreclosure, pension, bankruptcy, business valuation, and other laws as well as the statutes relating to divorce itself.
I divide assets and debts, and must address all contested issues of a marriage, as required by law.
Prior to that, I served 6 years prior as a Magistrate writing decisions including the above issues, which were reviewed by Judges (now Chief Justice) Sharon Kennedy and Eva Kessler.
As a judge, I now review decisions written by Magistrates. In reviewing their decisions, as well as in writing my own, I must analyze and apply the correct law.
Question 2
What non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?
My experience in our courts makes me the most qualified candidate in this race. An appellate judge should have at least as much experience as the trial judges whose cases they review.
The MINIMUM amount of experience required to be a judge is 6 years; most trial judges have considerably more. I am the only candidate with more than the 6 years of experience. I have practiced law for over 30 years in our state and federal courts as an attorney.
This Court of Appeals reviews state trial court decisions, using Ohio statutes, Ohio Rules of Evidence, Ohio Jury Instructions, and Ohio Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure. I have worked with all of the above as an attorney and assistant Prosecutor.
I personally briefed and argued cases at the 12th District Court of Appeals, and have followed their cases and decisions for my entire career.
My experience in our courts makes me the most qualified candidate in this race. An appellate judge should have at least as much experience as the trial judges whose cases they review.
The MINIMUM amount of experience required to be a judge is 6 years; most trial judges have considerably more. I am the only candidate with more than the 6 years of experience. I have practiced law for over 30 years in our state and federal courts as an attorney.
This Court of Appeals reviews state trial court decisions, using Ohio statutes, Ohio Rules of Evidence, Ohio Jury Instructions, and Ohio Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure. I have worked with all of the above as an attorney and assistant Prosecutor.
I personally briefed and argued cases at the 12th District Court of Appeals, and have followed their cases and decisions for my entire career.
Question 3
Why are you running for this particular court seat?
I got into this race because I feel very strongly that someone with experience should be in this position. 6 years of practice in non-Ohio courts is not enough experience to review trial decisions.
I am the only candidate who has personally tried cases in criminal law, domestic relations law, juvenile law, and general civil litigation in our Ohio courts working with Ohio law and Rules of Court for over 30 years.
I am the only candidate who has personally briefed and argued at our Court of Appeals. A candidate with my qualifications needed to get into this primary race.
Both candidates are from Butler County. I have the endorsement and encouragement from the Butler County Republican Party.
I got into this race because I feel very strongly that someone with experience should be in this position. 6 years of practice in non-Ohio courts is not enough experience to review trial decisions.
I am the only candidate who has personally tried cases in criminal law, domestic relations law, juvenile law, and general civil litigation in our Ohio courts working with Ohio law and Rules of Court for over 30 years.
I am the only candidate who has personally briefed and argued at our Court of Appeals. A candidate with my qualifications needed to get into this primary race.
Both candidates are from Butler County. I have the endorsement and encouragement from the Butler County Republican Party.