Tuesday, October 29, 2002
Three candidates are running for the six-year seat.
MARK J. HASSETT (R)
Age: 53.
Home: 8604 Ranglewood Trail, Chagrin Falls.
Employment: Sole practitioner since 1997; Lawyer at Thrasher, Dinsmore & amp; Dolan, 1989-1997; occasional acting judge and part-time magistrate.
Education: Bachelor's degree, Yale University; Law degree, Case Western Reserve University.
Family: Wife, Suzanne Strobel; children, Mark and Molly.
Priority: Hasten the time in which appeals court decisions are rendered.
CYNTHIA RICE (D)
Age: 41.
Home: 7428 Warren Sharon Road, Brookfield.
Employment: U.S. Assistant District Attorney; First Assistant Trumbull County Prosecutor; in private practice at Rice Law Offices, Hubbard.
Education: Bachelor's degree, Purdue University; Law degree, University of Akron Law School.
Family: Husband, Trumbull County Eastern District Court Judge Ronald Rice; three children.
Priority: Apply her legal and courtroom experience to the court of appeals.
JEFF BLACK (I)
Age: 45
Home: 4753 Waldamere Ave., Willoughby.
Employment: Attorney, 1991-present; Magistrate in Willoughby Municipal Court, 1995-present;
Education: Bachelor's degree, Ohio State University; Law degree, Cleveland Marshall School of Law.
Family: Wife, Laura; children Jeffrey, Catherine and Justin.
Priority: Follow the law, and not create new laws based on personal opinion.