The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that Governor-elect Ted Strickland has announced that judicial appointments by the Governor’s office will be made by way of a new evaluation process:
Governor-elect Ted Strickland and his administration will change how judicial seats are filled to allow his office to oversee the screening, a spokesman said.
Previous administrations had accepted lists of candidates screened and approved by the county parties, but Strickland’s office wants a hand in the process, much like the last Democratic governor, Richard Celeste, in the 1980s.
“We want to establish a screening process, and we are doing a top-to-bottom review of how the governor should exercise that authority,” said Keith Dailey, Strickland’s spokesman. “Our goal is to eventually include community leaders in an open and inclusive process.”
