Candidate for
Judge; Hamilton County Municipal Court; District 1

I have been a Hamilton County Municipal Court judge since 2008. I have served as a trial attorney for the Law Office of the Hamilton County Public Defender's Office, a civil attorney for the City of Cincinnati, a prosecutor for the City of Cincinnati, and an investigator with the City of Cincinnati's Office of Municipal Investigation. I have also worked as a law clerk for the Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney. I have prosecuted more than 1,000 criminal cases. As a defense attorney I defended clients charged with misdemeanors and felonies.

Before entering the legal field I also worked as an accountant for the University of Cincinnati as well as an Assistant State Auditor with the Auditor of State of Ohio. I possess more than 30 years of professional experience with more than 12 years in criminal justice.

Education:

• Salmon P. Chase, College of Law, Juris Doctor

• College of Mount St. Joseph, Bachelor Degree, Accounting

• United States Supreme Court

• United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio

• Ohio Supreme Court

• Ohio State Bar Association

• American Judges Association

• Association of Municipal/County Judges of Ohio