Candidate Name (As it will appear on the ballot):
Karen Lawson
Contact Information:
7320 Morley Road, Painesville, OH 44077
Occupation:
Judge, Lake County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division
Education:
BA Cedar Crest College JD Cleveland Marshall College of Law
Qualifications for this office:
12 years as the Juvenile Court Judge in Lake County; 38 years practicing law
What about your non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?
I have partnered with members of our community to develop programs to rehabilitate children. I have a Work Detail Program where children work at the Y to pay restitution. The New Voices Program is a self esteem program for girls. The Program is embraced by the Western Reserve Service League.