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Judge Hendrickson may resign soon
The rumor mill is abuzz that Butler County Area Court Judge Robert Hendrickson will resign from his job before the end of the week.
Here’s why: Hendrickson is running for the 12th District Court of Appeals as the Republican candidate. If he wins in November against Democrat Laura Curliss, Hendrickson will have to leave his current job and a replacement will be appointed by the governor, a Democrat. That person would then run as an incumbent a year later.
But if he resigns now, the governor’s pick would have to run for re-election in November, giving him or her little time to mount a campaign.
In the interim, though, this would give the governor his second appointment in this Republican stronghold before this election, as the process to replace deceased Judge David Niehaus moves ahead. (Read a story about that here).
What do you think? If the governor appoints two Democrats, could they keep the jobs? Are there enough local Democrats to fill these roles?
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