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PLATT v. BD. OF COM'RS ON GRIEVANCES & DISCIPLINE

No. 17-3461.

894 F.3d 235 (2018)

Joseph J. PLATT; Platt for Judge Campaign Committee; Mark W. Miller, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON GRIEVANCES AND DISCIPLINE OF the OHIO SUPREME COURT, et al., Defendants, Maureen O'Connor; Richard A. Dove; Scott J. Drexel, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: June 25, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Christopher P. Finney , FINNEY LAW FIRM LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants. Drew H. Campbell , BRICKER & ECKLER LLP, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Christopher P. Finney , FINNEY LAW FIRM LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants. Drew H. Campbell , Maria J. Armstrong , Gregory J. Krabacher , BRICKER & ECKLER LLP, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees.

Before: ROGERS, McKEAGUE, and WHITE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Like many states, Ohio wants the voting public to determine who will serve as its judges. Yet Ohio, mindful of the potentially corrosive effects of uninhibited fundraising and partisanship, also wants to protect public trust in the judiciary's independence. To serve these twin goals, the state fills judicial...

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