1. Joseph Theodore Deters was born on April 4,1957 and is an American politician and lawyer who has been a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court since 2023.
26 Facts About Joe Deters
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Joe Deters is one of eight children born to Nancy and Donald Joe Deters.
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Joe Deters's grandfather, Daniel Tehan, was a longtime Hamilton County Sheriff.
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Joe Deters graduated with a Bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1979, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1982.
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Joe Deters began his career in public service in 1982 as an Assistant Hamilton County Prosecutor.
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In 1999, Joe Deters was sworn in as Ohio's 44th State Treasurer.
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Joe Deters was reelected in 2008,2012,2016, and 2020.
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Joe Deters resigned as Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney after being appointed to the Supreme Court of Ohio in 2023.
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On July 29,2015, Joe Deters oversaw the indictment of University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing in the killing of Sam DuBose during a traffic stop.
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In describing the people responsible for the assault, Joe Deters called such people "soulless and unsalvageable" and implied that he perceived a race or broadly generalized socioeconomic status origin to this type of violence when he said further:.
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In 2023, Xavier University announced that Joe Deters would be serving in the new position of Justice In Residence on campus.
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Joe Deters has repeated that he was elected to uphold Ohio law, which includes the death penalty.
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Joe Deters is a member of the Cincinnati Bar Association, National District Attorneys Association, and Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association.
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Joe Deters has served on the University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees, Ohio Organized Crime Commission, and the Southern Ohio Leukemia Foundation.
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In 1988, Joe Deters was appointed Hamilton County Clerk of Courts and sought election to the office that year.
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Likewise, in 1992, Joe Deters was appointed Hamilton County Prosecutor and sought election to the office later that year.
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Joe Deters defeated Democrat Robert Gutwiller, winning 64.1 percent of the vote.
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In 1996, Joe Deters ran for re-election unopposed, capturing over 250,000 votes.
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Joe Deters defeated Democrat John Donofrio, earning 70 percent of the vote.
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In 2002, Joe Deters battled Democrat Mary O Boyle, a former State Legislator, for re-election to the Treasurer seat.
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Joe Deters pledged to continue the process of digitizing the office, receiving and distributing money electronically, if reelected.
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Joe Deters won reelection after capturing roughly 53 percent of the vote.
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In 2008, Joe Deters ran for re-election unopposed, again capturing over 250 thousand votes.
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Joe Deters later defeated Trotter, garnering 59 percent of the vote.
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Joe Deters campaigned on a similar platform, aggressively prosecuting violent criminals while seeking opportunities for diversion programs, where appropriate.
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Joe Deters won by among the narrowest margins of his career in this race, winning roughly 54 percent of the vote.