Ohio Citizen Action is committed to a fair and impartial judiciary. The rapidly rising cost of Ohio judicial elections, along with the well-funded efforts by interest groups to influence the outcomes of these races, raises serious concerns about the judiciary’s independence and impartiality. The Money in Politics Project produces studies examining campaign contributions to those serving on the Ohio Supreme Court. In February 2007, the American Bar Association recommended that each state establish firm recusal standards so that judges do not sit on cases that involve their campaign contributors. Ohio Citizen Action has been promoting these new standards and the Chief Justice recently established a study committee to examine recusal standards.
