{"id":39875,"date":"2018-09-19T14:30:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T14:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/?page_id=39875"},"modified":"2018-09-19T14:30:40","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T14:30:40","slug":"lisa-allen-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/lisa-allen-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Lisa Allen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Office<\/strong>: Hamilton County \u2013 Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas<\/p>\n

Age<\/strong>: 59<\/p>\n

Residence<\/strong>: Loveland, OH<\/p>\n

Email<\/strong>: lisa.allen.453@gmail.com<\/p>\n

Website<\/strong>: Facebook, Judge Lisa Allen; http:\/\/Lisaallenforjudge.com\/<\/p>\n

Occupation<\/strong>: Common Pleas Judge<\/p>\n

Education<\/strong>: B.A. Ohio Northern University 1980, J.D. Ohio Northern
\nClaude Pettit College Of Law 1983<\/p>\n

Work Experience<\/strong>: City of Cincinnati Assistant Prosecuting Attorney,
\nHamilton County Municipal Court Magistrate, Hamilton County
\nMunicipal Court Judge<\/p>\n

Family<\/strong>: Married with two children<\/p>\n

Affiliations<\/strong>: Ohio State Bar Association, Cincinnati Bar Association,
\nOhio Judicial Conference<\/p>\n

Endorsements<\/strong>: N\/A<\/p>\n

Bar Association Ratings<\/strong>: N\/A<\/p>\n

(1) List your judicial experience (courts and years):<\/strong>
\nI was a Hamilton County Municipal Court Magistrate from 2000-2003.
\nFrom 2003-2016 I was a Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge. In
\n2016 I was elected for an unexpired term to the Hamilton County
\nCommon Pleas Court where I serve today.<\/p>\n

(2) What about your non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a<\/strong>
\njudge?<\/strong>
\nDuring my time as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, I noticed a large
\npercentage of criminal offenders were suffering from addiction, mental
\nillness or a combination of the two. It became apparent to me that if
\nthose offenders whose criminal offenses stemmed from mental
\nillness\/addiction were to receive treatment, that the recidivism rate for
\nthis population would drop. Incarcerating the mentally ill offender
\nmeans that their criminal conduct would only be interrupted rather
\nthan stopped. Incarceration is expensive and totally ineffective in
\ncurtailing the criminal conduct of the addicted\/mentally ill offender. A
\nfew years after assuming the bench in Municipal Court, I agreed to
\npreside over a Mental Health Docket once a week. Through an alliance
\nwith mental health providers, special probation officers and our Court
\nClinic we dealt with eligible non-violent offenders with a \u201cteam\u201d
\napproach. The object of Mental Health Court is simple, connect
\nmentally ill offenders with treatment and you will reduce recidivism.
\nI\u2019m happy to say this approach has proven to be very successful.
\nI am currently presiding over one of two Mental Health Dockets in the
\nHamilton County Common Pleas Court. Every Thursday, just as I did in
\nMunicipal Court, I meet with a team of mental health professionals as
\nwell as the probation officer assigned to Mental Health Court. We
\ndiscuss each offender\u2019s progress and discuss the best way to manage
\ntheir recovery. Following our meeting, we have court. As each case is
\ncalled, I enter into a discussion with each of the defendants. The
\nmajority of felony mental health court participants also have a coexisting
\nsubstance abuse disorder. Therefore, in addition to treating the
\nmental illness, we must also treat the substance abuse disorder.
\nBecause the team approach means that each treatment provider is up
\nto speed with what is going on with an offender, we have successful
\nresults.<\/p>\n

(3) Why are you running for this particular court seat?<\/strong>
\nI have been proud to have served the citizens of Hamilton County for
\nthe last 15 years as a Judge first on the Municipal Court bench and now
\nas a Common Pleas Judge. I like the work and the challenge of
\nfashioning appropriate sentences for criminal offenders, and the
\nchallenge of determining appropriate decisions in civil matters. It\u2019s
\nimportant in this day and age that we have Judges who are experienced
\nin determining alternative sentences for non-violent offenders. It\u2019s
\nimportant to fashion sentences that both protect the public, and reduce
\nthe likelihood of re-offending. It is also important to know when a
\nprison sentence is in order.
\nAfter 34 years of being first a trial lawyer and then Judge, I have
\ndeveloped skills that help me in determining when prison is required or
\nwhen probation should be granted. I also know how important it is to
\ngive victims of crime a voice in sentencing. Judges must ensure that
\nvictims know that they are being heard and that their wishes and fears
\nare being addressed by the Court. My extensive experience as both a
\nlitigator and trial Judge has impressed upon me the importance of
\nlistening to all sides of an argument before making a decision. I strive to
\ndo that every day that I take the bench. It is important that the parties
\nto a law suit, and the parties in a criminal prosecution know that the
\nJudge deciding their case takes the job seriously with an eye toward
\nfairness and justice within the law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Office: Hamilton County \u2013 Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Age: 59 Residence: Loveland, OH Email: lisa.allen.453@gmail.com Website: Facebook, Judge Lisa Allen; http:\/\/Lisaallenforjudge.com\/ Occupation: Common Pleas Judge Education: B.A. Ohio Northern University 1980, J.D. Ohio Northern Claude Pettit College Of Law 1983 Work Experience: City of Cincinnati Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Hamilton County Municipal Court Magistrate, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3619,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-39875","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3619"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39875"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39879,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39875\/revisions\/39879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}