Late last month, the Ohio Republican Party announced its endorsed slate of Thomas Moyer for Chief Justice and Judith Lanzinger, Terrence O’Donnell and Paul Pfeifer for Associate Justices. Moyer and Pfeifer are seeking re-election, O’Donnell was appointed to complete the term of former Justice Deborah Cook and Lanzinger is the newcomer of the four, who will run in the open seat. The open seat resulted from Justice Francis Sweeney being constitutionally barred from running for re-election due to his age.
Funding limits for the Ohio Supreme Court have been revised for the 2004 campaign. Funding limits for Chief Justice and Justices, effective 2004 races, are:
From an Individual $2,500
From an Organization $5,500
The AMC/NOMA’s Political Action Committee (NOMPAC) will once again be very active in this campaign. Once again, we face the challenge to ensure that the justices on our Supreme Court interpret the law and do not legislate from the bench. NOMPAC believes that in order to make certain that this occurs, we need to keep Chief Justice Thomas Moyer and Justice Terrence O’Donnell on the court and elect Appellate Court Judge Judith Ann Lanzinger. These individuals are dedicated to further establish and preserve the principles of judicial fairness.
Watch for more information from NOMPAC in upcoming AMC/NOMA publications.