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Believes appellate judges should focus on whether trial courts decide questions of law correctly.

Believes appellate judges "must be able to interpret law using solid reasoning while understanding their job is NOT to write new law."

- Believes appellate judges should focus on whether trial courts decide questions of law correctly.
- Believes appellate judges "must be able to interpret law using solid reasoning while understanding their job is NOT to write new law."

Judicial Administration

Believes in exercising judicial restraint, respecting separation of powers, and applying the Constitution as written.

Believes judges should exercise judicial restraint, respect the separation of powers, and apply the Constitution as written.

Believes in a "textualist, originalist approach to the law."

Believes in the importance of representative democracy, saying, "the people are ultimately responsible for policy questions through the election of their representatives."

Supports a representative democracy, saying, "the people are ultimately responsible for policy questions through the election of their representatives."

Believes in electing judges with a "strong, conservative judicial philosophy" who respect the "proper role on the bench and the separation of powers fundamental to our system of government."

Wants citizens in District 12 to elect judges with a "strong, conservative judicial philosophy..."

Said, "I believe judicial philosophy matters so much - without the proper judicial philosophy, judges too often fail to recognize and respect what their proper role in our society is."

Believes "without the proper judicial philosophy, judges too often fail to recognize and respect what their proper role in our society is."

- Opposes gun control. 
- Believes judges should exercise judicial restraint, respect the separation of powers, and apply the Constitution as written.
- Believes in a "textualist, originalist approach to the law."
- Supports a representative democracy, saying, "the people are ultimately responsible for policy questions through the election of their representatives."
- Wants citizens in District 12 to elect judges with a "strong, conservative judicial philosophy..."
- Believes "without the proper judicial philosophy, judges too often fail to recognize and respect what their proper role in our society is."

Judicial Philosophy

As a senior associate attorney at The Bopp Law Firm, PC, focused on constitutional and election law, advocating for conservative interpretations of the law.

As a senior associate attorney at The Bopp Law Firm, PC, Siebert researches, drafts, and files legal documents, and provides defense and counsel to clients, specializing in constitutional and election law, and advocates for conservative interpretations of the law.

As an experienced litigator, the candidate has argued cases in state and federal courts, handled trial and appellate cases, and co-authored briefs for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Argued cases in state and federal courts, handled trial and appellate cases, and co-authored briefs for the U.S. Supreme Court.

- As a senior associate attorney at The Bopp Law Firm, PC, Siebert researches, drafts, and files legal documents, and provides defense and counsel to clients, specializing in constitutional and election law, and advocates for conservative interpretations of the law.
- Argued cases in state and federal courts, handled trial and appellate cases, and co-authored briefs for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Legal Experience

Supports accountability and financial transparency in government.

- Supports accountability and financial transparency in government.

Ethics & Conduct

As a member of the Federalist Society, served as president of the student chapter at the University of Cincinnati College of Law and on the board of the Cincinnati Lawyers Chapter.

Served as president of the student chapter at the University of Cincinnati College of Law and as a board member of the Cincinnati Lawyers Chapter.

- Served as president of the student chapter at the University of Cincinnati College of Law and as a board member of the Cincinnati Lawyers Chapter.

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Melena Siebert

- Each Ohio district has 4 to 12 Court of Appeals judges, depending on case volume.
- Any three judges from a district form a court to review appeals from lower courts, checking for legal errors. The 10th district (Franklin County) also reviews cases from the Ohio Court of Claims, which handles civil suits against the state.
- This court is the only appellate court before the Ohio Supreme Court and can issue orders like writs of habeas corpus, which forces a jail to justify holding someone, or writs of mandamus, which directs a government official to perform a mandatory duty.
- Judges serve a 6-year term, are elected in partisan elections, and earn a salary of $178,100.
- To qualify, judges must have been practicing law in Ohio for at least one year and have six years of experience as a lawyer or judge in any U.S. court. 