Ohio State Bar Association makes recommendations for Supreme Court candidates

COLUMBUS — The Ohio State Bar Association’s Commission on Judicial Candidates has rated three Ohio Supreme Court candidates as highly recommended, one as recommended, and two as not recommended.

Highly recommended are Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor and Judges Cynthia Westcott Rice and Patrick F. Fischer.

Recommended is Judge John P. O’Donnell.

Not recommended are Judges Colleen M. O’Toole and R. Patrick DeWine.

Rice and O’Toole are judges on the Warren-based 11th District Court of Appeals.