Office: For Judge of the Medina County Court of Common Pleas, Probate/Juvenile Division
Full Term Beginning 2/9/2021
Age: 56
Residence: Medina
Email: kimberlyoliverforjudge@gmail.com
Website: www.kimberlyoliverforjudge.com
Social Media: Facebook: kimberlyoliverforjudge
Occupation: Attorney
Education: B.A. from University of Pittsburgh and J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law
Work Experience: Licensed Attorney since 1990: Legal Services Attorney, Sole Practitioner in Domestic, Juvenile or Probate Courts in PA and OH, Hearing Officer in Akron, Ohio and Magistrate in Domestic Relation Divisions of Medina and Summit Counties.
Family: Single
Affiliations:
Civic: American Association of University Women, Medina Community Police Academy Alumni Association, Medina Diversity Project, Board Member for local nonprofit organizations, member of Fellowship Baptist Missionary Church.
Endorsements: Tri County Regional Labor Council: oh.aflcio.org
Bar Association Ratings:
(1) List your judicial experience (courts and years)
Judicial Experience is as follows: Hearing Officer for Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority 06/2011 to 12/2011 Magistrate for the Medina County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division as Domestic Violence Magistrate from 12/2011 to 10/2015. Magistrate for the Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division, as a General Trial Magistrate from 01/2016 to 12/2018. Magistrate for the Medina County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division, as a General Trial Magistrate from 01/2019 to 12/2019.
(2) What about your non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?
My non-judicial experience is as board member and/or volunteer for organizations which support the community. As a judge is to resolve conflict within the community in which it also lives, I believe that my involvement and support with the following organizations qualifies me to be the judge of a court that resolves “people conflict” (delinquency, abuse, neglect, dependency, truancy, juvenile traffic offenses, marriage, adoption, mental or physical capacity, elderly, land sales, estates, wills) AAUW- Medina Branch Harmony House, Inc. Let’s Make A Difference Leadership Medina County Medina Diversity Project Medina Domestic and Sexual Abuse Coalition Medina Community Police Academy Alumni Association True North Ministry United Way of Medina/Summit County
(3) Why are you running for this particular court seat?
I have a passion for securing the well being of those with whom I share a backyard. The Medina County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile/Probate Court Division presides over cases and matters which most families face at some point in time. I wish to use my education and experience to be a part of the solution, a part of improving a community which protects children and the most vulnerable, strengthens families, and solicits community response to keep us all safe.