Experience You Can Trust
Judicial Experience:
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Judge- Cleveland Municipal Court
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Preside over both civil and criminal matters that arise under the jurisdiction of the Cleveland Municipal Court.​
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Conduct jury trials and bench trials.
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Judge - Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, General Division.
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​Preside over a full civil bench and jury trial docket including personal injury, medical malpractice, worker’s compensation, contract cases, settlement conferences, pretrials, and miscellaneous other civil claims.
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Preside over full criminal docket including jury and bench trials, arraignments, pretrials, pretrial motion hearings, motions in limine, suppression hearings, pleas, sentencing, violations of community control hearings, and post-conviction relief motions.
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Review and approve magistrate decisions in civil protection orders and foreclosure cases.
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Magistrate - Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court.
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Presided over delinquency, abuse, neglect, and dependency matters. ​
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Legal Experience:
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Judge- Cleveland Municipal Court
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Judge - Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, General Division.
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Magistrate - Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court.
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Legal Counsel - Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court.
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Chief Staff Attorney - Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court.
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Assistant Prosecutor - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office.
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Private Practice experience including probate, juvenile, Guardian ad Litem, criminal law, and personal injury.
Previous Committees and Leadership
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Representative - Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court on the Cultural Competency Committee.
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Representative - Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court on the United States Marshals Service Safe Surrender Project.
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Representative - Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court on the United States Attorney Anti-Gang Initiative and member of the Prevention Committee.
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Chairperson - Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court on the Local Rules Committee.
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Certified mediator by the Supreme Court of Ohio.
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Presenter - Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals Annual Conference.
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Served on the Board of Directors for the Cuyahoga County Bar Association.
