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Monica L. Rose To Receive Special Certification

Fairfield resident Monica L. Rose was among 37 court administrators, clerks, probation supervisors, and program managers from courts throughout Ohio to graduate on Friday, November 4, from the Court Management Program (CMP) of the Institute for Court Management, which is the educational arm of the National Center for State Courts.

Rose is employed as the Administrative Assistant to Judge Joyce A. Campbell at the Fairfield Municipal Court.  She is married and the mother of three daughters.

This is the fifth class of Ohio students to graduate from the national program – the only program of its kind in the United States.  The two-phase CMP is for mid level court managers interested in strengthening their management knowledge, skills and abilities.  The program, which requires a three-year commitment, complements the training needs of courts implementing the National Association for Court Management's core competencies.  Completion provides graduates with the nationally-recognized Certified Court Manager credential.



FAIRFIELD MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE JOYCE A. CAMPBELL RECOGNIZED FOR JUDICIAL EXCELLENCE

Fairfield, Ohio.  The Association of Municipal/County Court Judges of Ohio (AMCJO) has awarded Fairfield Municipal Court Judge Joyce A. Campbell the President's Award of Judicial Excellence.  The award, presented on February 5, 2011 during the Association's annual three day winter meeting in Dublin, Ohio recognizes Judge Campbell's "outstanding and meritorious service as a Municipal Court Judge, which has contributed to effect the efficient and fair administration of justice, in addition to enhancing the public's perception of the Judiciary of Ohio".

"I am incredibly honored and humbled at receiving this award," said Judge Campbell.  She has served as the Fairfield Municipal Court Judge since 1999.  In bestowing this award, the Association recognized that Campbell has served as the Educational Committee Chair for the AMCJO for the past ten years and serves as the Vice Chair of the Ohio Judicial College.  Judge Campbell began the second mental health court in Ohio in 2001 and has been an advocate for other courts to adopt the principles of therapeutic jurisprudence.  Additionally, in 2009 Campbell instituted the STAR Program (Sobriety, Treatment, Accountability and Recovery) which is an intensive specialized docket for second and third offenders charged in the City of Fairfield with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.  The two year STAR program is designed to assist people who want to work toward recovery and display motivation to change their behavior. 

Judge Campbell served as President of the AMCJO in 2009-2010 and President of the Butler County Mental Health Board in 2004-2005.  She currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Criminal Law and Procedure Committee of the Ohio Judicial Conference, serves on the Ohio Judicial Conference Specialized Dockets Committee and is a Fellow in the federal Advanced Science & Technology Adjudication Resource Center for Judges program, which provides ongoing scientific training to judges.