Hon. William R. Finnegan

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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>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Career"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Career</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#2012_election"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">2012 election</span></a></li>
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</p><p><b>William R. Finnegan</b> is a judge on the <a href="/Marion_County_Court_of_Common_Pleas,_Ohio" title="Marion County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio">Marion County Court of Common Pleas</a> in Marion, <a href="/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-directory_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-directory-1">[1]</a></sup> He joined the court in 2004 and was re-elected in November 2012 to another six-year term which expired on <a href="/C2019#January" class="mw-redirect" title="C2019">January 1, 2019</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Education">Education</span></h2>
<p>Finnegan received his undergraduate degree from the University of Dayton and his <a href="/J.D." class="mw-redirect" title="J.D.">J.D.</a> from Ohio State University.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2>
<p>Before joining the Court of Common Pleas, Finnegan served as a judge for the <a href="/Marion_County_Municipal_Court,_Ohio" title="Marion County Municipal Court, Ohio">Marion Municipal Court</a> in Marion, Ohio.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="2012_election">2012 election</span></h2>
<p>Finnegan defeated <a href="/Warren_Tom_Edwards" title="Warren Tom Edwards">Warren Tom Edwards</a> in the general election on November 6, winning 64.57% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup>
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<dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Ohio_judicial_elections,_2012_-_Courts_of_Common_Pleas" title="Ohio judicial elections, 2012 - Courts of Common Pleas">Ohio judicial elections, 2012 - Courts of Common Pleas</a></i></dd></dl>
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<p>100 North Main Street<br>
Marion OH 43302-3089<br>
Phone: 740-223-4220<br>
Fax: 740-387-7131<sup id="cite_ref-directory_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-directory-1">[1]</a></sup>
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<ul><li><a href="/Marion_County,_Ohio_(Judicial)" title="Marion County, Ohio (Judicial)">Marion County, Ohio</a></li>
<li><a href="/Ohio_Courts_of_Common_Pleas" title="Ohio Courts of Common Pleas">Ohio Courts of Common Pleas</a></li>
<li><a href="/Judicial_selection_in_Ohio" title="Judicial selection in Ohio">Judicial selection in Ohio</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.co.marion.oh.us/clerk/">Marion County Clerk of Courts, Website</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.mariononline.com/news/2012/10/marion-judicial-candidates-throw-barbs-during-debate/"><i>Marion Online</i>, "Marion Judicial Candidates Throw Barbs During Debate," October 24, 2012</a></li></ul>
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