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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#2016"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">2016</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-3"><a href="#Selection_method"><span class="tocnumber">1.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Selection method</span></a></li>
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</p><p><b>Michael Ater</b> is a judge on the <a href="/Ross_County_Court_of_Common_Pleas,_Ohio" title="Ross County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio">Ross County Court of Common Pleas</a> in Chillicothe, <a href="/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>. He was elected to the court in November 2010 to a six-year term.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup>
</p><p>Ater won re-election in 2016. The <a href="/Ohio_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2016" title="Ohio local trial court judicial elections, 2016">general election</a> took place on November 8, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-ross_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ross-2">[2]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016">2016</span></h3><p>
Incumbent <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Michael Ater</a> ran unopposed in the Ross County Court of Common Pleas General Division <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party">Republican</a> primary election.</p><table width="490px" class="bptable gray collapsible" id="collapsibleTable0">
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<td width="75" style="text-align:center">100.00%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">9,019</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>9,019</b></td></tr><tr>
<td style="text-align:left" colspan="3"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://results.ohioboe.com/rossoh/results.htm"><i>Ross County, Ohio</i>, "Primary Election," March 15, 2016</a></td>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Selection_method">Selection method</span></h4>
<dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">Nonpartisan election of judges</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl>
<p>The <b>391 judges</b> of the <a href="/Ohio_Courts_of_Common_Pleas" title="Ohio Courts of Common Pleas">Ohio Courts of Common Pleas</a> are all selected in an identical manner. Qualified individuals wishing to join the bench must participate in partisan primary elections followed by <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">nonpartisan general elections</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-general_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-general-3">[3]</a></sup>
</p><p>The <a href="/Chief_judge" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief judge">chief judges</a> of the <a href="/Ohio_Courts_of_Common_Pleas" title="Ohio Courts of Common Pleas">Ohio Courts of Common Pleas</a> are chosen by peer vote and serve for one year.<sup id="cite_ref-general_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-general-3">[3]</a></sup>
</p><p><b>Qualifications</b><br>
To serve on an appellate or general jurisdiction court, a judge must be:<sup id="cite_ref-general_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-general-3">[3]</a></sup>
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<ul><li>a district or county resident (for court of appeals and common pleas judges);</li>
<li>at least six years practiced in law; and</li>
<li>under the age of 70.</li></ul>
<p>Under the <a href="/Ohio_Constitution" title="Ohio Constitution">Ohio Constitution</a>, a judge who reaches 70 years of age may be assigned by the <a href="/Chief_justice" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief justice">chief justice</a> to active duty, receiving payment on a per-day basis in addition to whatever retirement benefits he or she is entitled to.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2010">2010</span></h3>
<p>Ater ran unopposed in the Republican primary. He defeated <a href="/Joseph_P._Sulzer" title="Joseph P. Sulzer">Joseph P. Sulzer</a> and <a href="/Mark_Preston_(Ohio)" title="Mark Preston (Ohio)">Mark Preston</a> in the general election, receiving 61.09% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup>
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<dl><dd><i>Main article: <a href="/Ohio_Court_of_Common_Pleas_judicial_elections,_2010_(J-W)" title="Ohio Court of Common Pleas judicial elections, 2010 (J-W)">Ohio Court of Common Pleas judicial elections, 2010 (J-W)</a></i></dd></dl>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Education">Education</span></h2>
<p>Ater received his undergraduate degree in criminal justice from the Ohio State University and his <a href="/J.D." class="mw-redirect" title="J.D.">J.D.</a> from Case Western Reserve University.<sup id="cite_ref-bio_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-5">[5]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2>
<ul><li><b>2011-2017:</b> Judge, <a href="/Ross_County_Court_of_Common_Pleas,_Ohio" title="Ross County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio">Ross County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio</a></li>
<li><b>2007-2011:</b> County Prosecutor, <a href="/Ross_County,_Ohio_(Judicial)" title="Ross County, Ohio (Judicial)">Ross County, Ohio</a></li>
<li><b>1996-2007:</b> Chief Deputy, <a href="/Ross_County,_Ohio_(Judicial)" title="Ross County, Ohio (Judicial)">Ross County</a> Prosecutor's Office</li>
<li><b>1994-1996:</b> Attorney, <a href="/Ross_County,_Ohio_(Judicial)" title="Ross County, Ohio (Judicial)">Ross County</a> Prosecutor's Office</li>
<li><b>1994:</b> Admitted to the <a href="/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> Bar<sup id="cite_ref-bio_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-5">[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/Ross_County,_Ohio_(Judicial)" title="Ross County, Ohio (Judicial)">Ross County, Ohio</a></li>
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<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://co.ross.oh.us/ClerkOfCourts/recordsearch.html">Ross County Court of Common Pleas, Website</a></li></ul>
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