Timothy McGinty

I am wondering if any of the candidates have read Jim and Nancy Petro's book False Justice, and if so, what were the main points of the book that you have included or excluded as a part of your approach to the... Continue reading

Nancy's question about resources brings to mind the death penalty--a place where we spend a lot of taxpayer resources in the courts and in the incarceration.  Last year, Ohio Supreme Court Senior Justice Paul Pfeiffer... Continue reading

Expungement of the Record:  As you all know, expungement allows someone who has committed a crime, but has put the past behind them and straightened out with an otherwise clean record, to have the crime suppressed from... Continue reading

One of the challenges in criminal law is the disparity which often exists between the resources available to the prosecution and the resources available to those defending individuals accused of criminal acts.  Because our... Continue reading

Regarding the Scope of Resposibilities of the Prosecutor's Office: Currently, the Prosecutor's Office prosecutes alleged criminals, resolves cases for juveniles in Juvenile Court and represents the County in any civil... Continue reading

By "commission a strategic plan" to you mean you intend to ask someone to develop said plan?  Who?  Why would this not be your responsibility to define the "mission, vision, and values of the agency?"

Good morning candidates. My name is Paul Tippetts with the Citizens League of Greater Cleveland. I have a question regarding the ever shrinking number of resources available to the prosecutor's office. Because of the... Continue reading

After adjusting your new desk chair, what is the first thing you will do as our new Prosecutor?  My follow up question is what are you top five goals for your first term?

On behalf of The Citizens League, I would like to thank The Civic Commons for hosting this forum and all of the candidates for agreeing to participate.  Included below is a link to the Candidates Program page on The... Continue reading

Welcome to this candidates' forum. Here's our first question.  Everybody promises to be tough on crime. Describe your philosophy of the job, and specifically, what separates you from your opponents. Put another way,... Continue reading