This page contains information and resources for judicial candidates, members of judicial campaign committees, and other individuals involved in judicial campaigns or interested in rules applicable to judicial campaign conduct.

 

2025 Judicial Candidate Seminar Schedule

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2024 Judicial Candidate Handbook 

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• NOTE:  Most provisions of the 2024 Judicial Candidate Handbook are current.  However, the contribution limits have been revised for the 2025 campaign, and the new limits are posted below.  The 2025 Judicial Candidate Handbook will be posted when available in early 2025.

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2024 Judicial Candidate Seminar Presentation - Board of Professional Conduct

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Campaign Finance Presentation for Judicial Candidates - Ohio Secretary of State

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Judicial Campaign Conduct and Finance Rules
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• The U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, has effectively established an additional exception to the general prohibition against the solicitation of campaign contributions by judicial candidates. See Rule 4.4(A), Code of Judicial Conduct, and AFSCME v. Brunner, et. al., 912 F.Supp. 556 (S.D. Ohio 2012) (Rule 4.4(A) is unconstitutional as applied to judicial candidates who personally solicit campaign contributions from immediate family members).

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Contribution Limits for 2024 Judicial Candidates
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Contribution Limits for 2025 Judicial Candidates--NEW

(for candidates running for judicial office in 2025 and thereafter)​

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Campaign Conduct; Enforcement and Sanction Rules

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Judicial Campaign Misconduct Case Summaries

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Advisory Opinions Relative to Judicial Campaign Conduct and Fundraising

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List of Items Exempt from Statutory Disclaimer Requirements

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Ohio Elections Commission Advisory Opinions

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Statutory Requirements for Newly Elected or Appointed Judges
Oaths, Bonds and Required Documentation

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Financial Disclosure for Judges, Magistrates, and Judicial Candidates

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