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June 1999 to Present Judge of the Fairfield Municipal Court Fairfield, Ohio |
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June 1996 to June 1999 Associate - Frost & Jacobs LLP (now known as Frost, Brown & Todd, LLP) Middletown, Ohio Trial Attorney in the areas of labor and employment, domestic relations, municipal and general business. Assistant Prosecutor for the City of the Village of Indian Hill. |
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April 1990 to June 1996 Associate - Klaine, Wiley, Hoffman & Meurer Cincinnati, Ohio Trial Attorney in the areas of municipal and general business, commercial labor, and domestic relations. |
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April 1990 to June 1996 Prosecutor City of Wyoming, Ohio Responsible for all prosecutorial duties. |
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August 1989 to April 1990 Associate - Kelley, McCann & Livingstone (now known as Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP) Cleveland, Ohio Trial Attorney primarily in general commercial, real estate, U.C.C. and municipal law. |
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August 1989 to April 1990 Prosecutor Village of Glenwillow and Bratenahl, Ohio Responsible for all prosecutorial duties. |
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March 1988 to August 1989 Associate - Smith & Schnacke, L.P.A. (now known as Thompson, Hine & Flory, LLP) Cincinnati, Ohio Trial Attorney primarily in general commercial, U.C.C., construction, product and premises liability litigation with exposure to a wide variety of proceedings. |
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March 1988 to August 1989 Assistant Prosecutor City of Deer Park, Ohio Responsible for all prosecutorial duties. |
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| Bar Admissions |
State of Ohio, May 1988 United States District Court for the Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio, 1988 United States Supreme Court, 1993 State of Kentucky, March 1995
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| Education |
January 1988 J.D. (cum laude) Case Western Reserve University, School of Law
August 1982 B.A./Psychology and Sociology Case Western Reserve University
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| Professional Memberships |
- American Bar Association
- National Association of Women Judges
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Butler County Bar Association
- Cincinnati Bar Association
- Association of Municipal/County Judges of Ohio
- Ohio Judicial Conference, Administration and Court Reform Committee
- Ohio Judicial Conference, Specialized Courts Committee
- Fairfield Chamber of Commerce
- Board of Trustees for the Ohio Judicial College
- Board of Trustees for the Association of Municipal/County Judges of Ohio, President 2009-2010
- Former chairperson of the Education Sub-Committee for the Advisory Committee on Mentally Ill in the Courts
- Ohio Judicial Conference Specialized Courts Committee
- Chair of the Education committee for the Association of Municipal/County Judges of Ohio, Inc. (2005 to present)
- Member of the Advanced Science and Technology Resource Adjudication Project (ASTAR)-Fellow
- Member of the Judicial Branch Leadership Committee
- Co-Chair of the Ohio Judicial conference, Criminal Law and Procedure Committee
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| Community Involvement |
- 2005 YWCA Outstanding Women of Achievement Award
- Presenter at the First and Second National Conferences on Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System
- Presenter at the Ohio Judicial Conference Effective Strategies for Working with Mentally Ill Persons
- Presenter at The Supreme Court of Ohio, Ohio Judicial College Administrative/Presiding Judge Course
- Presenter at the Texas Homeless Network Annual Conference
- Member of The Ohio Farm Bureau
- Former City of Fairfield Fair Housing Board Member
- Former member of Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary #97
- Former member of Fairfield Civitan Club
- Butler County Criminal Justice Board
- Leadership Mid-Miami Valley-Class XVI
- Children Diagnostic Center, Inc., Board of Directors(1994-2000), President 2000-2001
- Fairfield Rotary Club
- Fairfield Women's Club
- Butler County Mental Health Court Planning Task Force, Chairperson
- Butler County Mental Health Board 2000 to 2009 President 2004-2005
- Trailblazer Award from NAMI of Butler County - 2007
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| Professional Experience |
- Current Judge of the Fairfield Municipal Court
- Former Prosecutor
- Former Trial Attorney with Frost & Jacobs, LLP (now known as Frost, Brown & Todd, LLP)
- Former Fairfield Municipal Court Acting Judge
- Former Arbitrator and Mediator
- Former Police Professional
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