Sitting judge Carl Aveni is seeking another term on the Franklin County Common Pleas Court bench in the Nov. 3 general election. The nonpartisan General Division seat carries a term commencing the following January.

Aveni has served as a Franklin County Common Pleas Court judge since 2021, according to BallotReady. He is certified for the ballot.

Candidate information

  • Party: Nonpartisan
  • Education: Bachelor's degree from American University (1991); law degree, cum laude, from Boston University (1996)
  • Family: Married with two children
  • Community involvement: Member and investment committee chair, Maple Grove United Methodist Church, Columbus; former den leader (six years), Cub Scout Pack 74, Simon Kenton Council
  • Professional memberships: International Association of Defense Counsel, where he has served as state membership chair and vice chair of programming for the Trial Techniques and Tactics Committee and the Business Litigation Committee

Experience and public service

Before taking the bench, Aveni built a career in private legal practice in Columbus. He worked as an associate at Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP from 1998 to 2006, according to the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council.

He then joined Carlile, Patchen & Murphy LLP, where he was a partner from 2006 to 2021. At the firm, Aveni also served as co-chair of the litigation department and in-house general counsel, according to the trades council and BallotReady.

During law school, Aveni served as an editor of the Boston University Law Review, according to Judicial Votes Count.

He has served as a Franklin County Common Pleas Court judge since 2021.

Endorsements

Aveni has received endorsements from two labor organizations, each claimed by the endorsing body:

  • Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council
  • AFL-CIO

The New Albany-Gahanna Beacon compiled this profile from publicly available candidate information, including Judicial Votes Count, BallotReady and the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council. No candidate questionnaire responses were available for this profile.