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Resnick Will Not Seek Another Term

Saturday, January 14, 2006

RESNICK WILL NOT SEEK ANOTHER TERM
42-Year Career As Prosecutor and Judge

For Immediate Release Date : January 14, 2006

Contact: Brian Rothenberg Phone: 614-221-6563

STATEHOUSE – Justice Alice Robie Resnick announced she would not seek re-election today after 42-years as a Prosecutor and Judge.

“It is with a combination of pleasure and sadness that I announce my decision not to seek a fourth term on the Supreme Court of Ohio. It is a pleasure because, after 42 years spent on the bench, I eagerly anticipate the prospect of pursing interests that I simply have not had time to pursue. It is with sadness because I have always found my work very satisfying and fulfilling.”

Resnick retires after 17 years on the high court and said it is time to give a new generation a seat at “one of the most gratifying and humbling tables in Ohio. I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to play a part in deciding a great many issues concerning Ohioans. I will miss the daily challenges of the position. My decision is my own – I am confident in my ability to be re-elected, but for every Justice there is a time to lay down the gavel and in my case make up for lost time with my husband Mel, my family, my friends, my dogs and my home.”

Justice Resnick was re-elected in 2000 in a campaign long remembered for the controversial independent expenditure campaign that became a national focus because of the negative attacks against her. “She stood tall in the saddle throughout and persevered and won one of the sweetest and most just victories in Ohio history,” said Chris Redfern, Chair of the Ohio Democratic Party.

“Alice Resnick will be remembered for always siding with justice for Ohioans of all ages, races and economic conditions,” said Redfern. “It did not matter where you came from, what your background was, or what side of the aisle you were on, Alice Resnick saw the law through a prism of what is right and what is just for children and families.”

Justice Resnick served 42-years in law enforcement, the last 30 as a Judge or Justice after having started her career as an Assistant Prosecutor in Lucas County. Justice Resnick was first elected Judge of the Toledo Municipal Court in 1975. She served two terms on the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals beginning in 1982. She was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in 1988 and re-elected in 1994 and 2000. The Ohio Women’s Bar Association presents each year the Alice Robie Resnick Outstanding Lawyer award in her honor.

“Alice Resnick never backed down from a fight,” said Redfern. “Let me end the speculation – the only reason Alice Resnick is retiring is that she chose to retire. She has always handled adversity and won. She would have won handily again.”

Justice Resnick was the fourth women elected to a statewide office in Ohio and only the second women elected to the Supreme Court of Ohio back in 1988. Today, the majority of the Ohio Court is female.

Among her many accomplishments is her work as founder and co-chair of the Ohio State Bar Association/ Supreme Court of Ohio Joint Task Force on Gender Fairness. A final report was issued in May 1995.

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OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY
OF OHIO SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
ALICE ROBIE RESNICK

Justice Alice Robie Resnick is the fourth woman elected to statewide office in Ohio and the second woman elected to the Supreme Court of Ohio. She was first elected to the Supreme Court in 1988, and was re-elected in 1994 and in 2000. Justice Resnick was the founder and co-chair of the Ohio State Bar Association/Supreme Court of Ohio Joint Task Force on Gender Fairness. This task force addressed issues such as gender bias in the courts; lawyer and workplace life styles; gender bias education; and gender issues in domestic relations cases. A Final Report was issued in May 1995. From 1998 to 2001, Justice Resnick chaired the Ohio Women’s Legal Assistance and Education Coalition, which aided women in Ohio in the exercise of their legal rights.

Justice Resnick was born on August 21, 1939 in Erie, Pennsylvania. She resides in Toledo with her husband, retired Judge Melvin L. Resnick, who formerly sat on the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas and the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals. She has three step-children, six step-grandchildren, and four dogs, two of which are rescued greyhounds.

EDUCATION
1953-1957	Notre Dame Academy, Toledo, Ohio
1957-1961	Siena Heights University Adrian, Michigan Degree: Ph.B., 1961 Major: History; Minors: Philosophy, English & Biology
1961-1964	University of Detroit, College of Law Detroit, Michigan Degree: J.D., 1964
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
1964	Admitted to the Bar of the state of Ohio by examination
1965	Admitted to the Bar of the state of Michigan by examination
1967	Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Western Division
1964-1975	Private practice of law, October 1964-1975; Appointed an Assistant Lucas County Prosecutor, December 1964. Trial Attorney; tried approximately one hundred fifty felony cases including ten death penalty cases.
1970	Admitted to practice and appeared before the United States Supreme Court, arguing on an issue regarding the constitutionality of the death penalty in Ohio.
1975	Elected Judge of the Toledo Municipal Court
1981	Elected Presiding Administrative Judge of Toledo Municipal Court by the other six Municipal Court Judges.
1981	Re-elected to the Toledo Municipal Court without opposition
1982	Elected Judge of the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals, Toledo, Ohio
1983-1987	Sat by assignment on the Supreme Court of Ohio
1986	Re-elected to the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals without opposition
1988	Presiding Judge, Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals, Toledo, Ohio
1988	Elected Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio
1994, 2000	Re-elected Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio
HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2003	Milestones Award Toledo YWCA
1998-2001	Chair, Ohio Women's Legal Assistance and Education Coalition
1999	Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree Heidelberg College
1999	Gertrude W. Donahey Award Ohio Democratic Party
1999	Woman of Toledo Award St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center
1998	Distinguished Lawyer Award of the University of Toledo College of Law Alumni Association
1998	Initial recipient of the Alice Robie Resnick Outstanding Lawyer Award presented by the Oho Women's Bar
1998	Honored in a tribute presented on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives by Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur. Recorded in the Congressional Record on April 29, 1998
1996	Making A Difference Award National Association of Women Judges District 7
1995	Ohio Women's Hall of Fame
1995	Alumni of the Year University of Detroit, College of Law
1995	Nettie Cronise Lutes Award Ohio State Bar Association Section on Women in the Profession
1994	Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree University of Akron
1994	Woman of Achievement Award Franklin County YWCA
1994	Woman of Achievement Award Appleseed Ridge Girl Scout Council, Lima, OH
1991	Co-chairperson of the Joint Task Force on Gender Fairness, A Cooperative Effort of The Ohio State Bar Association and The Supreme Court of Ohio
1990	Woman of the Year Award, American Association of University Women Columbus, Ohio Branch
1989	Award of Excellence Cleveland Society of Poles
1987	Sister Ann Joachim Award for Outstanding Civic Involvement, Siena Heights College, Adrian, Michigan
1987	Hall of Fame, Notre Dame Academy, Toledo
1984-2004	Who's Who Awards, Who's Who of America Who's Who in American Law Who's Who of American Women Who's Who in the Midwest
1983	Woman of Achievement Award, Women in Communications, Toledo, Ohio Chapter
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Member of: American, Ohio, Lucas County and Bar Associations; National Association of Women Judges; Toledo and Ohio Women's Bar Associations; OSBA Sections on Women in the Profession and Ohio Lawyers Assistance Program. Honorary Member of: Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity; Delta Kappa Gamma Society (Professional Organization for Women Educators).
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT (present)
Crime Stopper, Inc. of Metropolitan Toledo, President of Board of Trustees; Guest House, Inc., Board of Trustees. Member of: Toledo Museum of Art; Toledo Botanical Gardens; Democratic Business & Professional Women's Club; Toledo Zoological Society; Public Radio-WGTE; Toledo YWCA; the YWCA of Columbus; Martin School Rose Garden; Honorary Member of Zonta Club of Toledo I.
CIVIC & PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT (past)
Past Member of: Board of Trustees of Siena Heights College; Board of Directors of the Maumee Valley Girl Scouts; WIT, Inc.; NOW; Board of Directors of the Court Diagnostic and Treatment Center; Toledo Women United Against Rape; Quota of Toledo; West Toledo Business and Professional Women's Club; Spectrum, Friends of Fine Art; Municipal Judges Association; Court of Appeals Judges Association; Ohio Judicial Conference; Board of Trustees of the Volunteers of America; Toledo-Lucas County Safety Council; International Women's Forum; Women Alive Coalition; Governor's Task Force on Substance Abuse; the International Institute of Toledo. Past Chairperson of: the Administration and Court Reform Committee of the Ohio Judicial Conference; Rules and Administrative Law Committee of the Ohio Judicial Conference; the Ohio Court Statistics Committee; Ohio Supreme Court Rules and Procedures Committee.
LECTURER AND SPEAKER
Justice Resnick is widely sought after as a speaker and lecturer on a variety of topics. She has addressed numerous judges, lawyers and civic groups on the following subjects: ethics; professionalism; substance abuse; gender fairness; advances in biomedical technology; domestic violence; the battered woman syndrome; appellate procedure; constitutional law; insurance law; tort reform; criminal law; Supreme Court practice; personal safety; public awareness of the legal system; and the elective process.


IMPORTANT OPINIONS WRITTEN BY JUSTICE RESNICK
Lemley v. Kaiser (1983), 6 Ohio St.3d 258, 6 OBR 324, 452 N.E.2d 1304. Mominee v. Scherbarth (March 22, 1985), Lucas App. No. L-84-190, unreported. Affirmed by Supreme Court of Ohio in Mominee v. Scherbarth (1986), 28 Ohio St.3d 270, 28 OBR 346, 503 N.E.2d 717. Sawicki v. Ottawa Hills (December 12, 1986), Lucas App. Nos. L-85-366, L-85-443, and L-86-002, unreported (Resnick, J., dissenting). Reversed by Supreme Court of Ohio in Sawicki v. Ottawa Hills (1988), 37 Ohio St.3d 222, 525 N.E.2d 468. State v. Sage (1987), 31 Ohio St.3d 173, 31 OBR 375, 510 N.E.2d 343. Bouquett v. St. Elizabeth Corp. (1989), 43 Ohio St.3d 50, 538 N.E.2d 113. Villella v. Waikem Motors, Inc. (1989), 45 Ohio St.3d 36, 543 N.E.2d 464. Mussivand v. David (1989), 45 Ohio St.3d 314, 544 N.E.2d 265. State v. Koss (1990), 49 Ohio St.3d 213, 551 N.E.2d 970. Doyle v. Ohio Bur. of Motor Vehicles (1990), 51 Ohio St.3d 46, 554 N.E.2d 97. Byrd v. Faber (1991), 57 Ohio St.3d 56, 565 N.E.2d 584. Annotation, Liability of Church or Religious Society for Sexual Misconduct of Clergy, 5 A.L.R. 5th 530 (Lead Case: Byrd v. Faber, reprinted at 5 A.L.R. 5th 1115). State v. Anderson (1991), 57 Ohio St.3d 168, 566 N.E.2d 1224. State ex rel. Noll v. Indus. Comm. (1991), 57 Ohio St.3d 203, 567 N.E.2d 245. O'Connell v. Chesapeake & Ohio RR. Co. (1991), 58 Ohio St.3d 226, 569 N.E.2d 889. State v. Jenks (1991), 61 Ohio St.3d 259, 574 N.E.2d 492. Kerans v. Porter Paint (1991), 61 Ohio St.3d 486, 575 N.E.2d 428. State ex rel. Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Compensation Board v. Withrow (1991), 62 Ohio St.3d 111, 579 N.E.2d 205. Annotation, State and Local Government Control of Pollution from Underground Storage Tanks, 11 A.L.R. 5th 388 (Lead Case: State ex rel. Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Compensation Board v. Withrow, reprinted at 11 A.L.R. 5th 1010). In re Miller (1992), 63 Ohio St.3d 99, 585 N.E.2d 396. Voinovich v. Ferguson (1992), 63 Ohio St.3d 198, 586 N.E.2d 1020 (Resnick, J., dissenting). State v. Shane (1992), 63 Ohio St.3d 630, 590 N.E.2d 272. Grover v. Eli Lilly & Co. (1992), 63 Ohio St.3d 756, 591 N.E.2d 596 (Resnick, J. dissenting). High v. Howard (1992), 64 Ohio St.3d 82, 592 N.E.2d 818 (Resnick, J., dissenting). Dissenting position later adopted by majority of court in Gallimore v. Children's Hospital Medical Center (1993), 67 Ohio St.3d 244, 617 N.E.2d 1052. State v. Dever (1992), 64 Ohio St.3d 401, 596 N.E.2d 436. Murphy v. Reynoldsburg (1992), 65 Ohio St.3d 356, 604 N.E.2d 138. Roseman v. Firemen & Policemen's Death Benefit Fund (1993), 66 Ohio St.3d 443, 663 N.E.2d 574. Ohio Historical Society v. State Employment Relations Board (1993), 66 Ohio St.3d 466, 613 N.E.2d 591 (Resnick, J., dissenting). State Employment Relations Bd. v. Adena Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn. (1993), 66 Ohio St.3d 485, 613 N.E.2d 605. Polikoff v. Adam (1993), 67 Ohio St.3d 100, 616 N.E.2d 213. Dumas v. Estate of Dumas (1994), 68 Ohio St.3d 405, 627 N.E.2d 978 (Resnick, J., dissenting). Clark v. Southview Hospital (1994), 68 Ohio St.3d 435, 628 N.E.2d 46. Fletcher v. Fletcher (1994), 68 Ohio St.3d 464, 628 N.E.2d 1343 (Resnick, J., dissenting). State ex rel. Baker Material Handling Corp. v. Indus. Comm. (1994), 69 Ohio St.3d 202, 631 N.E.2d 138. State ex rel. Ohio AFL-CIO v. Voinovich (1994), 69 Ohio St.3d 225, 631 N.E.2d 582 (Resnick, J., concurring). Jenkins v. James B. Day & Co. (1994), 69 Ohio St.3d 541, 634 N.E.2d 998. Wright v. Bloom (1994), 69 Ohio St.3d 596, 635 N.E.2d 31. Collins v. Rizkana (1995), 73 Ohio St. 3d 65, 652 N.E.2d 653. Buchman v. Wayne Trace Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn. (1995), 73 Ohio St. 3d 260, 652 N.E.2d 952. Mauzy v. Kelly Services, Inc. (1996), 75 Ohio St.3d 578, 664 N.E.2d 1272, 69 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 44, 297. DeRolph v. State (1997), 78 Ohio St.3d 193, 260, 677 N.E.2d 733, 116 Ed. Law Rep. 1140 (Resnick, J., concurring); ("DeRolph I"). Holt v. Grange Mut. Cas. Co. (1997), 79 Ohio St.3d 401, 683 N.E.2d 1080. State v. Williams (1997), 79 Ohio St.3d 459, 683 N.E.2d 1126. Hamilton v. Ohio Sav. Bank (1998), 82 Ohio St.3d 67, 694 N.E.2d 442. State ex rel. Russell v. Industrial Comm'n of Ohio (1998), 82 Ohio St.3d 516, 696 N.E.2d 1069. Williams v. Aetna Fin. Co. (1998), 83 Ohio St.3d 464, 700 N.E.2d 859. Perkins v. Wilkinson Sword, Inc. (1998), 83 Ohio St.3d 507, 700 N.E.2d 1247. Braatz v. Braatz (1999), 85 Ohio St.3d 40, 706 N.E.2d 1218. State v. Ashworth (1999), 85 Ohio St.3d 56, 706 N.E.2d 1231. Cleveland v. Trzebukowski (1999), 85 Ohio St.3d 524, 709 N.E.2d 1148. Colvin v. Abbey's Restaurant (1999), 85 Ohio St.3d 535, 709 N.E.2d 1156. Sazima v. Chalko (1999), 86 Ohio St.3d 151, 712 N.E.2d 729. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union 83 v. Union Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn. (1999), 86 Ohio St.3d 318, 715 N.E.2d 127. Biddle v. Warren Gen. Hosp. (1999), 86 Ohio St.3d 395, 715 N.E.2d 518. State ex rel. Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers v. Sheward (1999), 86 Ohio St.3d 451, 715 N.E.2d 1062. State v. Cowans (1999), 87 Ohio St.3d 68, 717 N.E.2d 298. Harp v. Cleveland Hts. (2000), 87 Ohio St.3d 506, 721 N.E.2d 1020. McMullen v. Ohio State Univ. Hosp. (2000), 88 Ohio St.3d 332, 725 N.E.2d 1117. Baughman v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. (2000), 88 Ohio St.3d 480, 727 N.E.2d 1265. DeRolph v. State (2000), 89 Ohio St.3d 1, 728 N.E.2d 993, 144 Ed. Law Rep. 644 (“DeRolph II” ). Hampel v. Food Ingredients Specialties, Inc. (2000), 89 Ohio St.3d 169, 729 N.E.2d 726, 89 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 205. Mayer v. Bristow (2000), 91 Ohio St.3d 3, 740 N.E.2d 656. Muenchenbach v. Preble Cty. (2001), 91 Ohio St.3d 141, 742 N.E.2d 1128. Stevens v. Ackman (2001), 91 Ohio St.3d 182, 743 N.E.2d 901. Holeton v. Crouse Cartage Co. (2001), 92 Ohio St.3d 115, 748 N.E.2d 1111. State v. Hill (2001), 92 Ohio St.3d 191, 749 N.E.2d 274. DeRolph v. State (2001), 93 Ohio St.3d 309, 754 N.E.2d 1184, 156 Ed. Law Rep. 1290 (Resnick, J., dissenting) (“ DeRolph III ”). State v. Murrell , 94 Ohio St.3d 489, 2002-Ohio-1483, 764 N.E.2d 986. State v. Gross , 97 Ohio St.3d 121, 2002-Ohio-5524, 776 N.E.2d 1061 (Resnick, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part). DeRolph v. State , 97 Ohio St.3d 434, 2002-Ohio-6750, 780 N.E.2d 529, 172 Ed. Law Rep. 428 (Resnick, J., concurring) (“ DeRolph IV ”). Ferrando v. Auto-Owners Mut. Ins. Co. , 98 Ohio St.3d 186, 2002-Ohio-7217, 781 N.E.2d 927. Ohio State Bldg. & Constr. Trades Council v. Cuyahoga Cty. Bd. of Commrs ., 98 Ohio St.3d 214, 2002-Ohio-7213, 781 N.E.2d 951, 172 L.R.R.M. 2019. Coolidge v. Riverdale Local School Dist., 100 Ohio St.3d 141, 2003-Ohio-5357, 797 N.E.2d 61, 149 Lab.Cas. P 59, 802, 181 Ed. Law Rep. 797, 20 IER Cases 865, 27 NDLR P 10. Modzelewski v. Yellow Freight Sys., Inc., 102 Ohio St.3d 192, 2004-Ohio-2365, 808 N.E.2d 381 Yates v. Mansfield Bd. of Edn., 102 Ohio St.3d 205, 2004-Ohio-2491, 808 N.E.2d 861, 187 Ed. Law Rep. 1005. Shimko v. Lobe , 103 Ohio St.3d 59, 2004-Ohio-4202, 813 N.E.2d 669. Ohio State Bar Assn. v. Stern , 103 Ohio St.3d 491, 2004-Ohio-5464, 817 N.E.2d 14. Wilson v. Brush Wellman, Inc ., 103 Ohio St.3d 538, 2004-Ohio-5847, 817 N.E.2d 59, 22 IER Cases 230 (Resnick, J., dissenting). Morgan v. Eads , 104 Ohio St.3d 142, 2004-Ohio-6110, 818 N.E.2d 1157. Cleveland Bar Assn. v. CompManagement, Inc. , 104 Ohio St.3d 168, 2004-Ohio-6506, 818 N.E.2d 1181. In re Nowak , 104 Ohio St.3d 466, 2004-Ohio-6777, 820 N.E.2d 335. State v. Francis , 104 Ohio St.3d 490, 2004-Ohio-6894, 820 N.E.2d 355. State ex rel. Adams v. Aluchem, Inc ., 104 Ohio St.3d 640, 2004-Ohio-6891, 821 N.E.2d 547 (Resnick, J., dissenting).