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词条 Melody J. Stewart
释义

  1. Education

  2. State judicial career

  3. Ohio Supreme Court

  4. Teaching

  5. References

  6. External links

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Melody J. Stewart (born October 2, 1965)[1] is a Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. She formerly served as a Judge on the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals.

Education

Stewart earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati; her law degree as a Patricia Roberts Harris Fellow from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law; and her Ph.D. as a Mandel Leadership Fellow at Case Western Reserve University’s Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.[2]

State judicial career

She was first elected to the Ohio District Court of Appeals in 2006 and twice re-elected.[2]

Ohio Supreme Court

On November 8, 2018, Stewart faced incumbent Mary DeGenaro in the general election for a seat on the Supreme Court. She won the seat 52.5% to 47.5%. She is the first African-American woman Democrat elected to the Supreme Court.[3]

Teaching

She worked as a lecturer, an adjunct instructor, and an assistant dean at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law before joining the faculty. Her primary teaching areas were ethics and professional responsibility, criminal law, criminal procedure, and legal research, writing, and advocacy. Additionally, she taught at the University of Toledo College of Law, at Ursuline College, and was Director of Student Services at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Law.[2]

References

1. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.ohioresidentdatabase.com/person/OH0018304593/stewart-melody |title=Melody J Stewart |website=Ohio Resident Directory |language=en |access-date=2018-12-28}}
2. ^{{Cite web |url=http://appeals.cuyahogacounty.us/judges/Stewart.htm |title=Court of Appeals: Melody J. Stewart |website=appeals.cuyahogacounty.us |access-date=2018-12-28}}
3. ^{{Cite web |url=https://www.morningjournalnews.com/opinion/editorials/2018/11/a-real-change-on-the-high-court/ |title=A real change on the high court |date=2018-11-16 |publisher=Morning Journal |language=en-US |access-date=2018-12-28}}

External links

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