{"id":39975,"date":"2018-09-19T14:59:54","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T14:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/?page_id=39975"},"modified":"2018-09-19T15:00:04","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T15:00:04","slug":"diana-colavecchio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/diana-colavecchio\/","title":{"rendered":"Diana Colavecchio"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Office<\/strong>: Summit County \u2013 9th District Court of Appeals<\/p>\n

Age<\/strong>: 58<\/p>\n

Residence<\/strong>: Cuyahoga Falls, OH<\/p>\n

Email<\/strong>: dianacolavecchio@gmail.com<\/p>\n

Website<\/strong>: Facebook: Colavecchio for Judge<\/p>\n

Occupation<\/strong>: Clerk of Courts \u2013 Stow Municipal Court<\/p>\n

Education<\/strong>: JD: University of Akron (1989); BA: English, University of
\nAkron (1986)<\/p>\n

Work Experience<\/strong>: Private legal practice (2002 \u2013 2015); UAW-LSP staff
\nattorney (1991-2002)<\/p>\n

Family<\/strong>: Married to Paul Colavecchio, daughter Gabrielle Colavecchio<\/p>\n

Affiliations<\/strong>: Stow Chamber, Cuyahoga Falls Chamber, Nordonia Hills
\nRotary, Cuyahoga Falls Historic Review Board, Akron Bar Association,
\nAmerican Bar Association<\/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>
\nMagistrate \u2013 Cuyahoga Falls Mayor\u2019s Court (2016)<\/p>\n

(2) What about your non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a<\/strong>
\njudge?<\/strong>
\nCourts are becoming more and more complex and the judicial officials
\nelected to run our Courts must have the proper experience,
\ntemperament, education (both legal and technological) and balanced
\napproach to the administration of justice. I have built a record of
\nrelevant legal experience based on having spent nearly 30 years
\ndevoted to the legal system in various capacities. I served in a judicial
\nrole (Magistrate in Cuyahoga Falls Mayor\u2019s Court in 2013), in a
\nmunicipal legislative capacity (Cuyahoga Falls City Council 2006-2013)
\nand represented everyday citizens practicing law from 1989-2015
\n(probate, bankruptcy, real estate, guardianship, adoption, estate
\nplanning). Over the years people have trusted me to be their fiduciary
\n\u2014 I have been a Legal Guardian, a Power of Attorney, a Veteran\u2019s Payee,
\nan Executor and a Trustee. For the past 2 years as Clerk of the Stow
\nMunicipal Court I administer a docket of some 19,500 cases (16,000
\ncriminal\/traffic and 3,500 civil) and oversee an office budget of .2
\nmillion. I also manage 23 employees. As Clerk, our office implemented
\nonline eFiling. Our Court is the only municipal Court in Summit County
\nto do so.
\nJudicial officials should have a balanced approach to decision making \u2014
\nthe decisions they make should be thoughtful and discerning while
\nunderstanding the impact on the litigants and others similarly situated.
\nThere is always a big picture to consider \u2014 decisions should not be
\nmade in a vacuum. I have always believed that actively participating as a
\nvolunteer in my community has made me a better public servant
\nbecause working with people who run organizations outside of my
\nprofession has helped me shape a balanced approach to decision
\nmaking in my role as an elected official. I do not operate within a
\nvacuum.
\nMost recently, I have served as: Member, Cuyahoga Falls Historic
\nReview Board; President-Elect, Nordonia Hills Rotary and Member,
\nStow Chamber and Cuyahoga Falls Chambers of Commerce. Over the
\nyears, I have served as: Co-Chair, Cuyahoga Falls Library Renewal Levy;
\nMember, 2012 Cuyahoga Falls Bicentennial Committee; Treasurer,
\nSummit County Catholic Social Services; Member, Cuyahoga Falls
\nSchools Excellence Initiative. I have even served on a jury!<\/p>\n

(3) Why are you running for this particular court seat?<\/strong>
\nThe 9th District Court of Appeals is a Court that reviews lower Court
\ndecisions by Judges across all of Summit, Lorain, Medina and Wayne
\nCounties. It is the final stop before having your case heard by the Ohio
\nSupreme Court. Unfortunately, not many cases find their way to the
\nOhio Supreme Court because it cannot and does not accept all
\nappealed cases. That is why it is very important for the 9th District
\nCourt Judge to thoughtfully discern your case and the unique issues
\nyou present to the Court and analyze each issue with a view toward
\ndetermining how the result will impact not just your life, but the lives of
\npeople similarly situated and those lives tangentially affected as well. I
\nthink all people would agree that that is the basic duty of the 9th
\nDistrict Court Judge. I am running because I believe that the 9th
\nDistrict Court Judge should do more. The Judge should make decisions
\nthat balance our Constitution and related laws with the conscience of
\nsociety. This means that the core values of people from of all walks of
\nlife need to be considered, not just those who are privileged. When
\npeople have faith that their judicial officials can adequately balance
\nthese competing forces, then they can have confidence in their Courts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Office: Summit County \u2013 9th District Court of Appeals Age: 58 Residence: Cuyahoga Falls, OH Email: dianacolavecchio@gmail.com Website: Facebook: Colavecchio for Judge Occupation: Clerk of Courts \u2013 Stow Municipal Court Education: JD: University of Akron (1989); BA: English, University of Akron (1986) Work Experience: Private legal practice (2002 \u2013 2015); UAW-LSP staff attorney (1991-2002) Family: […]<\/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-39975","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39975","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=39975"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39991,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39975\/revisions\/39991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/judicialvotescount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}