Background
Jackson, Janet Elizabeth was born in Randolph, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Robert and Joan (Morton) Jackson.
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Janet Elizabeth Jackson
Edit Profileassociation executive municipal judge
Education
Bachelor, Wittenberg U., 1975; Juris Doctor, George Washington University, 1978.
Career
Assistant attorney general, Office Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, 1978-1980;
chief crime victims compensation section, Office Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, 1980-1982;
chief workers compensation and civil rights sections, Office Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, 1983-1987;
with, Sindell, Sindell & Rubenstein, Cleveland, 1982-1983;
judge, Franklin County Municipal Court, Columbus, 1987-1997;
administrative and presiding judge, Franklin County Municipal Court, Columbus, 1992;
administrative and presiding judge, Columbus City Attorney, since 1997. Attorney general's ethics and professional responsibility advisory county. Joint task force gender bias Ohio Supreme Court and Ohio State Bar Association.
Member commission to study impact of substance abuse on courts, Supreme Court, 1989-1990.
Achievements
Membership
Chair board of trustees Young Women’s Christian Association. Vice-chair board of trustees, member Executive Committee United Way Franklin County. Chair Right from the Start Community Forum.
Board directors Metropolitan Women's Center, 1980-1986, S.E. Community Mental Health Center, 1987, Columbus Urban League, 1987-1990, Maryhaven, 1987-1989, Riverside Methodist Hospital. Trustee Wittenberg U. Chair task force child care City of Columbus.
Volunteer Columbus Public Schools. Past member, chairperson Minority Task force on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Member Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome community advisory coalition, 1987-1990,task force domestic violence, 1988.
Member service team Explorer Division Boy Scouts American. Member National Conference Black Lawyers (Distinguished Barrister award 1988, John Mercer Langston award 1994), Ohio State Bar Association (county delegations since 1993, commission racial and ethnic fairness, Board of Governors women in the profession section), Columbus Bar Association, Women Lawyers Franklin County, The Links, Inc. (president Twin Rivers chapter 1992-1994), Columbus Mortar Board Alumni Club, Golden Key National Honor Society (honorary).
Connections
1 child, Harrison Michael Sewell.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient Sharon Wilkin award Metropolitan Women's Center, Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Humanitarian award Love Academy, 1987, Political Leadership award 29th District Citizens' Caucus, 1987, Citizenship award Omega Psi Phi, 1987, Outstanding Accomplishments award Franklin County Democratic Women, 1988, Community Svc. award Metropolitan Democratic Women's Club, 1989, Warren Jenningsaward Franklin County Mental Health Board, 1989, Martin Luther King Junior Humanitarian award Columbus Education Association, 1991, Women of Achievement award Young Women’s Christian Association, 1992, Citizen's award Columbus Association Education Young Children,1993, Citations award Pi Lambda Theta, 1993, Blue Chip award Social Superior vena cava syndrome, 1994.Recipient Sharon Wilkin award Metropolitan Women's Center, Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Humanitarian award Love Academy, 1987, Political Leadership award 29th District Citizens' Caucus, 1987, Citizenship award Omega Psi Phi, 1987, Outstanding Accomplishments award Franklin County Democratic Women, 1988, Community Svc. award Metropolitan Democratic Women's Club, 1989, Warren Jenningsaward Franklin County Mental Health Board, 1989, Martin Luther King Junior Humanitarian award Columbus Education Association, 1991, Women of Achievement award Young Women’s Christian Association, 1992, Citizen's award Columbus Association Education Young Children,1993, Citations award Pi Lambda Theta, 1993, Blue Chip award Social Superior vena cava syndrome, 1994.