Office: Judge of the Stow Municipal Court
Age: 40
Residence: Hudson, OH
Email: nemerforjudge@gmail.com
Website: Website: www.nemerforjudge.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NemerForJudge/
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Occupation: Magistrate at the Akron Municipal Court
Education:
(1) Walsh Jesuit High School-College Prep School (1993-1997) (2) John Carroll University, Cleveland, OH (1997-2001) Bachelor of Arts in Communications with a focus in Public Relations, Minors in English and Political Science (3) Western Michigan University Lansing, MI (2004-2006)
Work Experience: Magistrate at the Akron Municipal Court and Managing Attorney at The International Institute of Akron. Prior to these positions I was a Senior Attorney at Catholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland for 5 years and an attorney at McGinty, Hilow & Spellacy Co. LPA for 7 years.
Family: Married with 3 children
Affiliations:
Vice President of West Shore Bar Association Welcoming the Stranger Committee Member- Diocese of Cleveland, PTO Member at Hudson City Schools, pro Bono Volunteer Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
Endorsements: Mayor of Cuyahoga Falls, Don Walters; Mayor of Macedonia, Nicholas Molnar; Mayor of Stow, John Pribonic; State Representative, Casey Weinstein (37TH Dist.); Summit County Council Member at Large, Elizabeth Walters; Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown
Bar Association Ratings: The Akron Bar Association Commission on Judicial Candidates Rating of Good https://youbethejudgesummitcounty.com/ att1
(1) List your judicial experience (courts and years):
Magistrate at the Akron Municipal Court (2019). Prior to this I have 12 years of experience representing individuals in municipal, common pleas, and federal courts in Northeast Ohio.
(2) What about your non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?
My diverse non-judicial legal experience qualifies me to be judge because it enables me to create innovative solutions to common problems our court faces. For example, our community is suffering from a drug and opioid epidemic. The Stow Municipal Court is the only court in Summit County that does not have a specialized docket to treat this epidemic. I have the experience to start an effective drug court. I have spent 12 years working with, and for, nonprofits in our community as well as litigating cases in Municipal Courts all over Northeast Ohio. Working as a Senior Attorney at Catholic Charities as well as a private practitioner at McGinty, Hilow, & Spellacy Co LPA taught me that in order to make a real-world impact, itis important not to duplicate services and processes, but instead to reach across boundaries and fully utilize those effective and high-quality tools and partners that already exist in our own neighborhoods. This includes tapping into our resources — and especially our local nonprofits — that offer rehabilitative programs to aid in drug addiction recovery. By connecting to the community we can start programs, like the drug court, at no extra expense to the taxpayers.
(3) Why are you running for this particular court seat?
I am running for Judge of the Stow Municipal Court because I care about our community and the safety of the community. I believe every person deserves a fair and equitable experience in court, and if elected as your judge, I will make sure that happens. I have the skills and even-handed temperament required to apply the law impartially and consistently to each sentence.
I have spent most of my career thus far in municipal courts and have learned that it is often the individual’s initial appearance before a municipal court judge which can lead him or her to become a repeat offender. What happens in that courtroom is critical, and we need the right person making decisions that will ultimately impact an entire community. I am currently a magistrate in Akron Municipal Court, where I make decisions every single day that will impact individuals, families and neighborhoods. Prior to this, I have been an attorney for 12 years where I served as a Senior Attorney at Catholic Charities and a general practitioner for McGinty Hilow & Spellacy Co LPA.
As a wife and mother of three children, I care about creating a better, safer community for our future. And as a first-generation American, I know the value of hard work from watching my family and extended family’s commonsense approach to creating and running businesses. My diverse experiences and willingness to work with others to implement creative solutions for our everyday challenges make me the right choice for Stow Municipal Court Judge.