John C. Thatcher Mount Vernon Municipal Court

Candidate Details

Residence
Centerburg
Social Media
Age
59
Occupation
Judge
Education
Capital University Law School, 1989. Otterbein University, 1986.
Work Experience
Judge, Mount Vernon Municipal Court, 2014-present. Knox County Prosecutor, 2005-2014. Critchfield, Critchfield & Johnston, Ltd. 2000-2005. Assistant Knox County Prosecutor, 1992-2000. Private law practice, 1989-1992.
Family
Married with five children and seven grandchildren
Affiliations
Mount Vernon Rotary Club. Centerburg Lions Club. Scouts BSA. Association of Municipal/County Court Judges of Ohio. United Methodist Church.

John C. Thatcher

Question 1

List your judicial experience (courts and years)

Mount Vernon Municipal Court, nine years.

Question 2

What non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?

Criminal prosecutor and private practice attorney.

Question 3

Why are you running for this particular court seat?

I want to retain my seat to continue the work I have done for the past nine years especially the work I have done with specialized dockets: drug court and mental health court.