Lesley B. Wells

Judge, Person

1937 –

37

Who is Lesley B. Wells?

Lesley Brooks Wells was appointed as a federal judge in 1994 and since February 2006 has continued to serve as a senior judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Wells earned a B.A. from Chatham College in 1959 and a Juris Doctor degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University in 1974. She was employed as a federal court intern through the Women's Law Fund from 1973 to 1974.

Wells maintained a private law practice for six years in Cleveland, interrupted by two years as director of the ABAR III Civil Rights Litigation Support Center at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. She was adjunct professor at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and adjunct assistant professor, College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University.

After more than a decade as a Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas judge, former U.S. President Bill Clinton nominated her on November 19, 1993, for a judgeship vacated by John Michael Manos. She was confirmed by the Senate on February 10, 1994, and received her commission the following day. Twelve years later she became a senior judge.

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Born
1937
United States of America
Also known as
  • Lesley Wells
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Chatham University
  • Cleveland–Marshall College of Law

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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