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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOffice:<\/strong> Hamilton County Municipal Court <\/p>\n\n\n\n Age:<\/strong> 61<\/p>\n\n\n\n Residence:<\/strong> Loveland, OH<\/p>\n\n\n\n Email:<\/strong> heathersrussell123@gmail.com <\/p>\n\n\n\n Website:<\/strong> www.judgeheatherrussell.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n @keepJudgeHeatherSRussell<\/p>\n\n\n\n @JudgeHeatherrussell<\/p>\n\n\n\n Occupation:<\/strong> Judge<\/p>\n\n\n\n Education:<\/strong> Miami U of Ohio, A.B. French; B.A. International Studies (Cum Laude) UC College of Law, Urban Morgan Fellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n Work Experience:<\/strong> Hamilton County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney 1984-2001. Elected to Hamilton County Municipal Court for a term beginning Jan 2002, serving continuously to present <\/p>\n\n\n\n Family:<\/strong> Married since 1985 with 2 grown children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Affiliations:<\/strong> Jewish, Life Member Hadassah, Ohio State Bar Assoc, Cincinnati Bar Assoc, American Judges Assoc, Ohio Assoc of Municipal Court Judges, Ohio Jury Management Association, Loveland Women’s Club<\/p>\n\n\n\n Endorsements:<\/strong> Hamilton County Republican Party(hamiltoncountyrepublicanparty.org, FOP Lodge 69 (www.fop69.org), Cincinnati AFL-CIO Labor Council, AFSCME, Cincinnati Right to Life (CRTLPAC.org) <\/p>\n\n\n\n (1) List your judicial experience (courts and years):<\/strong> Ohio Municipal Court District 5, Jan 2002-present, Hamilton county Municipal court\u2019s Mental Health Court 2010-2014, Hamilton county Municipal Court\u2019s CHANGE Court (Human Trafficking) 2014-present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (2) What about your non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?<\/strong> What about your non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge? Practiced 17 years in Domestic Relations, Juvenile, Municipal, Common Pleas courts: appeared before approximately 64 different judges for bench and jury trials and capital murder trials, trial preparation, research, writing (3) Why are you running for this particular court seat?<\/strong> Why are you running for this particular court seat? Elected in a contested election in 2001, continuously re-elected. 35 years\u2019 court experience. A good listener and problem solver; rarely appealed and even more rarely reversed. I know the law and follow changing the law over 35 years. 14 of my 17 years as a prosecutor involved major felony prosecutions, so I have a good perspective on the less serious cases in Municipal Court. I\u2019ve built 35 years of relationships; I\u2019m a good community resource; I\u2019ve a unique perspective on domestic violence: I see batterers as victims of their upbringing and I\u2019m interested in helping them gain insight into their behavior so that they don\u2019t pass on bad behavior to their children, protects everyone. I presided over a Mental Health Court; created a specialty court for Human Trafficked victims who commit crimes. Recipient of the CBA\u2019s Womens\u2019 Committee \u201cJudge Julia Stautberg Award\u201d for exemplary leadership and professionalism in a female counsellor; UC College of Law\u2019s \u201cDistinguished Law Alumni Award\u201d, and Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center\u2019s \u201cModel of Justice Award.\u201d Awards from these non partisan groups inspire me to keep being the kind of judge you want on the bench.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Office: Hamilton County Municipal Court Age: 61 Residence: Loveland, OH Email: heathersrussell123@gmail.com Website: www.judgeheatherrussell.com @keepJudgeHeatherSRussell @JudgeHeatherrussell Occupation: Judge Education: Miami U of Ohio, A.B. French; B.A. International Studies (Cum Laude) UC College of Law, Urban Morgan Fellow Work Experience: Hamilton County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney 1984-2001. 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and arguing memoranda and pre trial motions, dealing with victims of violent crimes as well as non-represented defendants. Grand Jury Chief, directed decisions on whether to charge as a felony or a misdemeanor, or whether to ignore a charge; supervised the Grand Jury support staff and victims\u2019 advocates, and made budget decisions for that division. Domestic Violence Advisory Committee for Cincinnati and Hamilton County; Chief Justice O\u2019Connor appointee to the Ohio Supreme Court Domestic Violence Advisory Committee. Planning committee for Cincinnati Childrens\u2019 Hospital\u2019s Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children; Tri-Health sexual assault trainer for SANE nurses.
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