Candidate for
Judge; Hamilton County Municipal Court; District 2; 6 Year Term

The Honorable Judge Cheryl D. Grant has continuously served as a member of the Hamilton County Municipal Court since 1997. Because municipal courts interface with diverse populations, judges must possess experience and skills effective for managing cultural, political, racial, and class diversity. The duty of this court is to administer justice with fairness, ensuring the protection of the rights of all who appear. Judge Grant's 13+-year service on Hamilton County Municipal Court demonstrates her commitment to safeguarding the liberties of citizens and securing the interest of the public.

With 38 total years in the legal profession, Judge Grant is highly qualified. She earned a Juris Doctorate from the College of Law at the University of Cincinnati in 1973, receiving in that same year from the Supreme Court of Ohio her license to practice law. She trained at The National Judiciary College in Reno Nevada, the nation's premier judicial education institution. Her continuing education includes the George Mason University School of Law; Law and Economic Center Institute for Judges, Arlington, Virginia; Law and Economic Institutes, Washington, D.C; the Searle Law and Economic Institutes for Judges, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; and the Ohio Judiciary College, Columbus, Ohio.

Judge Grant, herself, is a law educator, having served as Assistant Professor of Business Law at the University Of Cincinnati College Of Business; and Adjunct Professor of Law at Xavier University's Williams College of Business. Her employment experiences since law school comprise her work as a Reginald Heber Smith Fellow; Congressional Aide to former Congressman Thomas Luken; Law Director, city of Lincoln Heights, Ohio; Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio; the first Chief Investigator of the Office of Municipal Investigation (OMI), city of Cincinnati; Assistant Public Defender, Hamilton County; Assistant Attorney General, state of Ohio; and owner of C. D. Grant & Associates, Attorney-at-law.

She has an impressive history of civic and social engagement: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; the Ohio Eastern Stars-PHA; University of Cincinnati Foundation Board; the NAACP. She is a recipient of the YWCA Career Woman of Achievement and many other community awards. Past appointments include the governor's Ohio Youth Advisory and the Mayor's Task Force on Police Community Relations; and she was later invited to join the U.S. Criminal Justice's People to People delegation traveling to China and consulting with Chinese government concerning matters of criminal justice.

Judge Grant is actively dedicated to the work of the education and music ministries of her church, Zion Baptist Church, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Here is a synoptic list of Judge Grant's credentials:

• 13 + years sitting in the Hamilton County Municipal Court 38 years member of the legal profession.
• Member of the Bar, Ohio Supreme Court.
• Member of the Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Technology and the Courts.
• Member of the Ohio Supreme Count Advisory Commission on Interpreter Services.
• Chair of the Hamilton County Municipal Court Technology Committee.
• Former Federal Prosecutor (Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Ohio).
• Former Special and Assistant Attorney General, State of Ohio.
• Former Law Director, City of Lincoln Heights.
• Former Chief Investigator of OMI (Office of Municipal Investigation), City of Cincinnati.
• Former Assistant Professor of Business Law, University of Cincinnati.
• Former Cincinnati Police Officer.