Tammy O'Brien
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Tamara A. "Tammy" O'Brien is a judge on the Summit County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Akron, Ohio. She was appointed to the court in April 2011 by Governor John Kasich. O'Brien was then elected to the court in the November 2012 general election to serve out the remainder of an unexpired term, ending on December 31, 2014.[1] She ran for re-election to the Summit County Court of Common Pleas General Division in 2014, winning a new term that expires on January 1, 2021.[2]
Elections
2014
See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2014
O'Brien ran for re-election to the Summit County Court of Common Pleas General Division.
General: She defeated Ron Cable in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 61.4 percent of the vote.
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2012
O'Brien was elected to the Summit County Court of Common Pleas. She defeated Kathryn Michael in the general election on November 6, winning 55.35% of the vote.[4][5][6]
Education
O'Brien received her undergraduate degree from the University of Akron in 1988 and her J.D. from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University in 1992.[1][7]
Career
- 2011-2021: Judge, Summit County Court of Common Pleas General Division
- 1999-2011: Attorney, Roderick, Linton, Belfance LLP
- 1994-1998: Attorney, Scanlon & Gearinger Co., L.P.A.
- 1992-1994: Judicial clerk/staff attorney, Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals [1][7]
- 1992: Admitted to the Ohio Bar [8]
Awards and associations
- 2008, 2010: Elected member, Ohio State Board of Education
- Member, Ohio State Bar Association
- Member, Akron Bar Association
- Member, Ohio Women's Bar Association
- Member, Board of Trustees, Summit County Chapter of the American Red Cross
- Former Board of Trustee, H.M. Housing, Inc.'s Multi-State Low Income Housing Program [1]
See also
External links
- Summit County Court of Common Pleas, "General Division Website"
- Summit County Court of Common Pleas, "The Honorable Tammy O'Brien Biography"
- The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judiciary, "Press Release: Governor Appoints O’Brien to Summit County Bench," April 1, 2011
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judiciary, Press Release: "Governor Appoints O’Brien to Summit County Bench," April 1, 2011
- ↑ Judicial selection in Ohio
- ↑ Summit County Board of Elections, "May 6, 2014 Primary Election Candidates," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official Election Results 11/6/2012: Court of Common Pleas Judge"
- ↑ Summit County Board of Elections, "Primary Candidates"
- ↑ Summit County GOP, "Official Republican Sample Ballot"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Information submitted to Judgepedia via biographical submission form on November 4, 2011
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Profile: Tamara A. O'Brien"
