Voters commit to Kaufman SANDUSKY — After months of campaigning, longtime local attorney Michael Kaufman discovered the fate of his bid to become Sandusky's next municipal court judge. By nearly a 3-to-2 margin, voters on Tuesday sided with Kaufman to serve behind the bench, according to unofficial results from the Erie County Board of Elections. Kaufman vanquished his lone opponent, Robert Ritzler, a longtime local public defender for Erie County. His six-year term begins Ja

It is with great pride and complete confidence that I write this letter in support of Attorney Michael D. Kaufman's candidacy for Sandusky Municipal Court Judge. I have had the distinct pleasure of working alongside Mike in various legal and civic capacities for over 20 years, and I can say without hesitation that he is the right choice to lead the court into its next chapter of service to the community. Mike has consistently demonstrated what it means to be a servant of the

SANDUSKY — Longtime local attorney and Sandusky native Michael Kaufman wants to further give back to the community he knows and loves. He aims to do this by leveraging his extensive legal background to help rebuild the public’s trust in the court system. This fall, Kaufman is running against Robert Ritzler for the open Sandusky Municipal Court judge position. Whoever wins this race will replace longtime incumbent Erich O’Brien. O'Brien is prohibited from running again, as he

The short answer is because I believe there is a real opportunity to improve public confidence in our local system of justice and by doing so leaving it in a better condition than I found it.  I have a great deal of respect and reverence for our Judicial System and I want to do everything that I can to preserve the integrity and protect the public’s confidence in our local Court system. To do that, we need to focus directly on the needs of those served by the Court. I believe

Attorney Michael D. Kaufman has announced he will be running for Judge of the Sandusky Municipal Court this November. The Sandusky...