Hon. Daniel Gaul

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Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas General Division </div>
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<p> Capital University Law School, 1981
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<p><b>Daniel Gaul</b> is a judge of the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Cuyahoga_County_Court_of_Common_Pleas,_Ohio">Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas General Division</a> in Ohio. His current term ends on January 5, 2025.</p><p>Gaul (<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Democratic_Party">Democratic Party</a>) ran for re-election for judge of the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Cuyahoga_County_Court_of_Common_Pleas,_Ohio">Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas General Division</a> in Ohio. He won in the general election on <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Cuyahoga_County,_Ohio_(2018)">November 6, 2018</a>. </p>
<p>Although Ohio held partisan judicial primaries, general judicial elections were officially nonpartisan.
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Education"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Education</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Education">Education</span></h2>
<p>Gaul received his undergraduate degree from Cleveland State University in 1977 and his <a href="/J.D." class="mw-redirect" title="J.D.">J.D.</a> from Capital University Law School in 1981.<sup id="cite_ref-bio_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-1">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2>
<p>Prior to joining the court, Gaul worked in private practice for ten years.<sup id="cite_ref-bio_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-1">[1]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2018">2018</span></h3>
<dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Ohio_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2018" title="Ohio local trial court judicial elections, 2018">Ohio local trial court judicial elections, 2018</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl>
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</style></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas General Division</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Daniel_Gaul">Daniel Gaul</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Wanda_Jones">Wanda Jones</a> in the general election for Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 6, 2018. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Daniel_Gaul">Daniel Gaul</a></u></b> (D)
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<div class="percentage_number">54.7</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 54.7%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">202,140</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/D1C8DCD7-E331-44E5-8C14-15E351E29DBB.jpeg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/D1C8DCD7-E331-44E5-8C14-15E351E29DBB.jpeg"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Wanda_Jones">Wanda Jones</a> (R)&nbsp;<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Wanda_Jones#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection"></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">&nbsp;
<div class="percentage_number">45.3</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 45.3%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">167,668</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics"></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified.&nbsp;<a href="https://boe.cuyahogacounty.us/pdf_boe/en-US/2018/Nov%20Election/Results/AmmendedOfficial/Amended%20Official%20Results%20by%20Contest.HTM" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 369,808 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection"> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Democratic primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header democratic"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Democratic primary for Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas General Division</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Daniel_Gaul">Daniel Gaul</a> advanced from the Democratic primary for Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas General Division on May 8, 2018. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Daniel_Gaul">Daniel Gaul</a></u></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics"></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. 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<div class="percentage_number">100.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 100.0%;">&nbsp;
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2012">2012</span></h3>
<p>Gaul defeated <a href="/Edele_Passalacqua" title="Edele Passalacqua">Edele Passalacqua</a> in the general election on November 6, winning 69.81 percent of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup>
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<p>According to the compiled results at <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.judge4yourself.com/">Judge4Yourself.com</a>, Gaul received a rating of <b>3.5 out of 4</b> by local Cleveland bar associations in 2012.
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<li>Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyers Association: Excellent</li>
<li>Norman S. Minor Bar Association: Excellent</li>
<li>Ohio Women's Bar Association: Good<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup></li></ul>
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<ul><li><i>The Plain Dealer.</i><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup></li></ul>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Carlton_Heard_case">Carlton Heard case</span></h3>
<p>Judge Gaul was mentioned in season 3 of the podcast <i>Serial</i>. In 2016, Judge Gaul presided over the case of Carlton Heard. Heard was charged with attempted murder, felonious assault, and aggravated robbery for a drive-by shooting in October 2015. Heard pleaded not guilty. According to <i>Cleveland.com</i>, after Heard's attorneys requested to delay the trial date, Gaul said if Heard pleaded no contest to the charges, he would be sentenced to 14 years in prison. If the case went to trial and Heard was convicted, Gaul said Heard would receive a longer sentence. Heard accepted the agreement and pleaded guilty.<sup id="cite_ref-Heard_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Heard-7">[7]</a></sup>
</p><p>The <a href="/Ohio_Eighth_District_Court_of_Appeals" title="Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals">Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals</a> heard the case on appeal. In 2017, the court reversed Heard's sentence, saying Gaul's actions made the defendant feel like a fair trial was not possible. The court also said Gaul coerced Heard into a guilty plea.<sup id="cite_ref-Heard_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Heard-7">[7]</a></sup>
</p><p>Heard's case was retried before Judge <a href="/John_J._Russo" title="John J. Russo">John J. Russo</a>. A jury found him not guilty.<sup id="cite_ref-Heard_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Heard-7">[7]</a></sup>
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<p>In October 2010, Gaul began a stayed six month suspension of his law license. In a 4-2 ruling, with <a href="/Eric_Brown" title="Eric Brown">Eric Brown</a> recusing himself, the <a href="/Ohio_Supreme_Court" title="Ohio Supreme Court">Ohio Supreme Court</a> decided that Gaul has "made improper public statements in court" and "improperly attempted to initiate an 'Amber Alert'."<sup id="cite_ref-newsherald_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newsherald-8">[8]</a></sup> Two justices, <a href="/Maureen_O%27Connor_(Ohio)" title="Maureen O'Connor (Ohio)">Maureen O'Connor</a> and <a href="/Judith_Ann_Lanzinger" title="Judith Ann Lanzinger">Judith Ann Lanzinger</a>, favored the recommendation of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, a one year suspension.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup>
</p><p>In response Gaul said, "After nearly 20 years of distinguished judicial service, this sanction is disappointing. However, I would rather live with this disappointment than the knowledge that I abandoned the victim, Mrs. Ingram, when she desperately needed protection only the court could provide."<sup id="cite_ref-newsherald_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newsherald-8">[8]</a></sup> If Gaul meets certain conditions, he will not have to face the suspension.<sup id="cite_ref-newsherald_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newsherald-8">[8]</a></sup>
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