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Glenda A Smith

Glenda A Smith

For Judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division
Full Term Beginning 1/1/2023

Candidate Q&A

Candidate Details

  • Residence
    Wyoming
  • Email
    gasmithlaw@yahoo.com
  • Website
    GlendaForJudge.com
  • Social Media
    facebook.com/glenda.smith.31521
  • Age
    60
  • Occupation
    Attorney
  • Education

    Indiana University School of Law: Doctor of Jurisprudence-5/92

    Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs: Master of Public Affairs-5/92

    Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs: Bachelor of Science-5/89

    Indiana Vocational Technical College School of Medical Technology: Associate of Science-5/81

     

    Nairobi School of Law (Kenya), 1991:

                                                                            Courses; Public International Law

                                                                            International Environmental Law

     

    East China Institute of Politics and Law (Shanghai), 1990:

     

                                                                            Courses; Intensive Survey of Law and the Legal                                                                            System of the People’s Republic of China

  • Work Experience

    Glenda A. Smith, sole practitioner, has over 20 years of experience fighting for justice for marginalized people in juvenile, domestic relations, Indiana and Ohio Court of Appeals and Federal Courts. Currently, Glenda successfully fights for civil rights of persons convicted of a crime in the Court of Appeals and for children and families whose civil rights have been violated by the government. Glenda has practiced in the United States Supreme Court.

  • Family
    Four Adult Children. The youngest will be 20.
  • Affiliations

    http://glendaforjudge.com/community-service/

    Glenda A. Smith is a trustee of the Lawyers Club and member of the Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati. For years, she has provided pro bono (free) legal services to citizens via the Hamilton County Legal Aid Society Volunteer Lawyers Project and continues to do so. Glenda has taught other attorneys legal ethics, license suspensions law and teaches Juvenile Justice Reforms/Violence to community groups. In addition, she receives dozens of referrals from the NAACP. Glenda is in many organizations and a member of Zion Global Ministries (ZGM), West Chester Township, Ohio. In 2009, she started a youth Bible study in Bond Hill, Ohio with the support of ZGM which concluded in May 2017. With the help of volunteers, children were fed physically, spiritually and mentally.

     
    Glenda was a continual guest of host, Senovia Byndon, on 88.3 FM, “I Hear You”, voice for youth, the civil rights and homeless segment. 

    In 2020, Glenda founded the Glenda A. Smith Youth Sanctuary whose mission is to bring nonprofits, governments and private businesses together to provide resources to children and families to maximize their potential. Glenda A. Smith Sanctuary has done exactly that by hosting a weekly zoom youth discussion series, distributing free gift cards for food, gasoline, clothing, etc. and raising money to build a residential facility for homeless youth.

  • Endorsements

    Shawn Dansby, Cincinnati Lawyers’ Club Trustee

     

    Jodie Ganote, Cincinnati Lawyers’ Club Trustee

     

    Robert Harper, Pastor First Baptist Church of Kennedy Heights

     

    Ransom Hudson, Cincinnati Lawyers’ Club Trustee

     

    Terrence Ivory, Senior Pastor, World Changers Church Cincinnati

     

    Tom Jefferson, Executive Director Madisonville Mission Ministries

     

    Sandra Mitchell, Immediate Past President of Avondale Council

     

    Robert Newman, Civil Rights Attorney, Mentor

     

    OwnerLand Realty, Sheila Holmes Howard

     

    Freddie T. Piphus, Senior Pastor, Zion Global Ministries

     

    Melowese Richardson, Founder of Madisonville Council and Youth Council

     

    Karen Shinkle, Lawyers’ Club Trustee         

     

    Morris Williams, Hamilton County Community Reinvestment Group

     

    Teamster Union Local 100

     

    IBEW Local 212

  • Bar Association Ratings

    No rating.

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Question 1

List your judicial experience (courts and years)

 

http://glendaforjudge.com/experience/

In 2008, Governor Ted Strickland appointed Glenda, the first Black person, as judge of Butler County Area lll Court in West Chester, Ohio. Although Glenda’s tenure was not as long as she would have hoped, Glenda proudly represented thousands of people whose shoulders she stands on. During Glenda’s tenure as Judge all persons were treated with respect, everything was considered in each case and her decisions were governed by life experiences and what the law commanded of her.

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Question 2

What non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?

http://glendaforjudge.com/community-service/

I was raised by a single parent in public housing. I was a teen mother; ostracized and told explicitly or implicitly on a daily basis I would not get out of the projects. Because of my faith, work ethic and charity I have a bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate. I have four children. My oldest has a master’s in social work, my son is a Journeyman Electrician and member of IBEW Local 648, my third child graduated from Wellesley College with her bachelor’s and my fourth child is in her second year at Howard University. 

Abbreviated Candidate Answers

http://glendaforjudge.com/community-service/

I was raised by a single parent in public housing. I was a teen mother; ostracized and told explicitly or implicitly on a daily basis I would not get out of the projects. Because of my faith, work ethic and charity I have a bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate. I have four children. My oldest has a master’s in social work, my son is a Journeyman Electrician and member of IBEW Local 648, my third child graduated from Wellesley College with her bachelor’s and my fourth child is in her second year at Howard University. 

 

 

Question 3

Why are you running for this particular court seat?

http://GlendaForJudge.com

I am running because Hamilton County Juvenile Court should serve our community in a more humane, effective, and efficient way while keeping the community safe. Currently, Hamilton County Juvenile Court is 30 years behind the rest of the country and 12 years behind the rest of Ohio in juvenile justice and family preservation reforms. I have seen the impact of these reforms and would like to see it in Hamilton County.  

Abbreviated Candidate Answers

http://GlendaForJudge.com

I am running because Hamilton County Juvenile Court should serve our community in a more humane, effective, and efficient way while keeping the community safe. Currently, Hamilton County Juvenile Court is 30 years behind the rest of the country and 12 years behind the rest of Ohio in juvenile justice and family preservation reforms. I have seen the impact of these reforms and would like to see it in Hamilton County.