| Evelyn Lundberg Stratton | |
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Justice on the
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| In office 1996 – Current |
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| Appointed by | George Voinovich |
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| Preceded by | J. Craig Wright |
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| Born | February 25, 1953 Bangkok, Thailand |
| Spouse(s) | John A. Lundberg III |
Evelyn Lundberg Stratton (born February 25, 1953) is an American jurist. She is currently a justice on the Ohio Supreme Court.
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Background and education
Evelyn Lundberg Stratton was born to missionary parents in Bangkok, Thailand on February 25, 1953. She attended missionary boarding schools in South Vietnam and Malaysia and graduated from the Dalat School in Tanah Rata, Malaysia in 1971. Lundberg received her Associates degree from the University of Florida in 1973. She then went on to graduate from the University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, in 1976. She received a law degree from The Ohio State University College of Law in 1979.[1]
Experience
From 1979 to 1987, Stratton was a trial attorney in private practice in Columbus, Ohio. In 1987, she was the first woman elected as judge on the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in Columbus, Ohio. She was reelected in 1992. As a trial judge, Stratton earned the nickname, "Velvet Hammer," for her approach to sentencing in serious felony cases.
Supreme Court of Ohio
In 1996, Ohio’s then-Governor George Voinovich appointed Stratton to fill the term of Justice Craig Wright on the Supreme Court of Ohio. Stratton was elected to a 6-year term in November 1996 and re-elected in 2002. In 2008, she was reelected with 63% of the vote against Democrat Peter Sikora. Her current term will end in 2014.
Recognition
In May 2008, she received the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor for her work on mental health courts and adoption reforms.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.strattonforsupremecourt.com/?page=about_justice_stratton
- ^ http://www.ohiogop.org/press/articles/2008/05/justice-evelyn-stratton-awarded-ellis-island-medal-honor Justice Evelyn Stratton Awarded Ellis Island Medal of Honor
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