Gayle Williams-Byers
Gayle Williams-Byers was a judge of the South Euclid Municipal Court. She left office on July 31, 2022.
Williams-Byers (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals. She lost in the Democratic primary on April 28, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Ohio intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals
Emanuella Groves defeated Pamela Hawkins in the general election for Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Emanuella Groves (Nonpartisan) | 57.7 | 268,276 |
| Pamela Hawkins (Nonpartisan) | 42.3 | 196,405 | ||
| Total votes: 464,681 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals
Emanuella Groves defeated Gayle Williams-Byers, Denise Nancy Rini, and Hugh Carlin in the Democratic primary for Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emanuella Groves | 42.6 | 49,836 |
| Gayle Williams-Byers | 20.3 | 23,736 | ||
 | Denise Nancy Rini | 19.3 | 22,615 | |
| Hugh Carlin | 17.7 | 20,702 | ||
| Total votes: 116,889 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals
Pamela Hawkins advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pamela Hawkins | 100.0 | 28,674 | |
| Total votes: 28,674 | |||
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Campaign finance
2011
Williams-Byers was elected on November 8, 2011, winning 35.15 percent of the vote.[1][2]
- See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2011
Bar association ratings
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Adequate
- Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyers Association - Adequate
- Norman S. Minor Bar Association - Excellent
- Ohio Women's Bar Association - Adequate[3]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Noteworthy events
Man required to sit on street corner with sign to apologize for harassing neighbors
A sentence Williams-Byers handed down for Edmond Aviv included more than the usual punishments. In addition to jail time, probation, community service, anger management classes and personal counseling, Aviv was ordered to spend five hours sitting on a street corner in the community of South Euclid.[4]
He displayed a handwritten sign which described his misdeeds:
| “ | I am a bully! I pick on children that are disabled, and I am intolerant of those that are different from myself. My actions do not reflect an appreciation for the diverse South Euclid community that I live in.[6] | ” |
Aviv ended up in court after a 15-year feud with his neighbors. According to The Plain Dealer, Aviv's neighbor, Sandra Prugh said during a phone interview that her family couldn't afford to move and renovate another home to make it suitable for members of her family who suffer from disabilities. She hoped the sentence Williams-Byers gave Aviv would finally allow her family to live peacefully in their home.[4]
The most recent case marks the third time Aviv has been convicted of harassing the Prughs. In addition to using racial slurs, Aviv has also harassed Prugh by spitting on her, damaging her lawn and creating a device to spew kerosene fumes toward her property.[5]
Aviv was also ordered to write a letter apologizing to Prugh. In it, he indicated he hopes they both can move forward. Aviv admitted he acted "irrationally" and failed to realize his "actions could have caused harm" to Prugh and her family.[4]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- South Euclid Municipal Court website
- The Plain Dealer, "Parking tickets in South Euclid are at center of legal and political battle," July 8, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "Official Results 11/8/11"
- ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "Candidates for the 2011 Primary Election"
- ↑ Judge4Yourself.com, "2011 Municipal Judicial Candidate Rankings," accessed in 2011 ratings not archived
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Plain Dealer, "Man ordered by judge to hold sign saying he bullied disabled children starts his five-hour shift," April 13, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Newsnet 5, "Neighborhood bully receives card-carrying sentence, ordered to hold "I am a bully" sign Sunday," April 14, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio
State courts:
Ohio Supreme Court • Ohio District Courts of Appeal • Ohio Courts of Common Pleas • Ohio County Courts • Ohio Municipal Courts • Ohio Court of Claims
State resources:
Courts in Ohio • Ohio judicial elections • Judicial selection in Ohio
