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Lesley Brooks Wells

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Biography

Born 1937 in Muskegon, MI

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Nominated by William J. Clinton on November 19, 1993, to a seat vacated by John Michael Manos. Confirmed by the Senate on February 10, 1994, and received commission on February 11, 1994. Assumed senior status on February 14, 2006.

Education:
Chatham College, B.A., 1959
Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1974

Professional Career:
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

Professional Experience
Adjunct assistant professor
Current
College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University, 1980-1983,
Judge
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- Current
Assumed senior status on February 14, 2006.
Judge
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Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Adjunct assistant professor
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College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University
Private practice
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Cleveland, Ohio
Adjunct professor
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Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Director
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ABAR III Civil Rights Litigation Support Center, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Private practice
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Cleveland, Ohio
Federal court intern
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Women's Law Fund
Education
Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
J.D.
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Chatham College
B.A.
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Websites & Blogs
Website
United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Website
Federal Judicial Center Biography
Contact & Map
Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse
201 East Superior Avenue, Room 328
Cleveland, OH 44114-1201
Telephone: (216) 615-4480
Fax: (216) 615-4371