Lesley Brooks Wells

Personal

Birthday: 
1937
Birthplace: 
Muskegon, MI
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Female
Prior Employment: 

Federal court intern, Women`s Law Fund, 1973-1974
Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1975-1978, 1980-1983
Director, ABAR III Civil Rights Litigation Support Center, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1979-1980
Adjunct professor, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1980-1981
Adjunct assistant professor, College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University, 1980-1983, 1990-1992
Judge, Cuyahoga County [Ohio] Court of Common Pleas, 1983-1994

Education

Name of School: 
Chatham College
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1959
Name of School - Second: 

Cleveland State University, Cleveland Marshall College of Law

The mission of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law is to foster a more just society through legal education, service, and scholarship. The Law School provides the opportunity for a rigorous legal education, enabling a diverse population of students to become accomplished, ethical citizen-lawyers who will make significant contributions to the region, the nation, and the world.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1974

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Court Name: 

Ohio Northern District Court

President Nominating: 
William J. Clinton
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
2/11/1994
Retirement from Active Service: 
2/14/2006