Justice
Evelyn Lundberg Stratton
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Justice, Supreme Court of Ohio
March 7, 1996 - present
Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Franklin County, Ohio
Jan. 3, 1989 - March 4, 1996
Principal Partner, Wesp, Osterkamp & Stratton
1985 - 1988
Associate Attorney, Hamilton, Kramer, Myers & Cheek
1979 - 1985
EDUCATION
The Ohio State University College of Law, Columbus, Ohio
Juris Doctor, 1978
The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
Bachelor of Arts, History, 1976
Honorary Doctor of Laws, 1998
Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio
Honorary Doctor of Laws, 1999
LeTourneau College, Longview, Texas
1971-1973, 1974
The University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Associate of Arts, 1973
Dalat School, Tanah Rata, Malaysia
Mission Boarding School, 1971
BAR ADMISSIONS
Supreme Court of Ohio
United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
CURRENT LAW-RELATED MEMBERSHIPS
American Bar Association
Columbus Bar Association (Board of Governors, 1984-1988, 1990-1992)
Columbus Bar Foundation (Board of Trustees, 1986-1991)
Ohio State Bar Association (Council of Delegates, 1992-1996)
Ohio State Bar Foundation (Board of Trustees, 2005-2006)
Women Lawyers of Franklin County
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Author of several law review and other articles on legal issues
Lecturer for Ohio Judicial College and numerous other organizations
TRIAL PRACTICE ASSOCIATIONS
American Arbitration Association, 1979-1988
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1985-1988
Columbus Defense Association, 1980-1985
Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, 1980-1986
Honors
Ohio House of Representatives Commendation for Service, 1984
COMMON PLEAS JUDGE ASSOCIATIONS
American Inns of Court, 1990-1992 (President, 1991-1992)
Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association, 1989-1996
Ohio Judicial Conference, 1989-1996
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND COURT ADMINISTRATION
Court Officers and Services, Inc. (Honorary Member, 1996-Present)
Franklin County Community Corrections Planning Board (Board of Trustees, 1992-1996)
Ohio Justice Alliance for Community Corrections (OJACC) (Board of Trustees, 1995-Present)
Supreme Court/Judicial Conference Committee on Court Security, 1993-2003 (Co-chair, 1993-1999)
Honors
Crisis Intervention Team (Award, 2006)
Central Ohio Crime Stoppers (Appreciation Award, 2002)
Cleveland Heights Fraternal Order of Police (Judicial Excellence Award, 1996)
Ohio Bail Agents Association (Appreciation Award, 2008)
International Community Corrections Association (ICCA Judicial Award, 2010)
Ohio Bailiffs and Court Officers Association (Outstanding Achievement Award, 2000)
Ohio Community Corrections Association (President's Award, 2003)
Ohio Community Corrections Organization (C.J. McLin Award, 1998)
Ohio Justice Alliance for Community Corrections (James Wichtman Award, 2006)
Ohio Judicial Conference (Thinking Outside the Box Award for Court Security Project, 1999)
United States Marshals Service (Certification of Appreciation For Ohio Court Security Project, 1997)
Women's Political Caucus, Mahoning Valley (Judicial Excellence Award, 2008)
ADOPTION REFORM
Dave Thomas Center for Adoption Law at Capital University (Advisory Board, 1998-2001)
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption (Board of Trustees, 1996-2008)
League Against Child Abuse (Women's Board, 1989-1994)
National Center for State Courts (Expedited Adoption Committee, Chair, 2000-2003)
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (The Permanency Planning for Children Committee, 1996-1999)
National Judicial College (Termination and Adoption Planning Committee, 1996)
Honors
Congressional Coalition on Adoption (Angels in Adoption Award, 2001)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Adoption Excellence Award, 2001)
St. Joseph's Orphanage (Scholar of Life Award, 1998)
MENTAL HEALTH REFORMS
Attorney General's Task Force on Criminal Justice and Mental Illness (Co-Chair, 2012-Present)
Corporation for Supportive Housing (National Board of Trustees, 2005-Present)
National Judge's Criminal Justice/Mental Health Leadership Initiative (JLI) (2004-Present, Co-Chair, 2004-2008)
Supreme Court of Ohio Advisory Committee on Mental Illness and the Courts (Chair, 2001-2011)
Honors
Council of State Governments (Henry Toll Fellow, 2010)
Delaware Morrow Mental Health and Recovery Service Board (Helping Hands Award, 2006)
Fred Frese Advocacy Award, 2004
Harding-Evans Foundation (Academy for Leadership Award, 2005)
International Community Correction Association (Judicial Award, 2010)
Columbus Area, Inc. (Mental Health Advocate Award, Government Sector, 2011)
National Alliance on Mental Illness, Ohio Chapter (Mental Health Champion Award, 2002)
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (Distinguished Service Award, 2004)
National Judges' Criminal Justice/Mental Health Leadership Initiative (JLI) (Special Recognition, 2008)
Nord Center (Distinguished Service Award, 2003)
Ohio Advocates for Mental Health (Elected Official of the Year, 2002; National Mental Health Education/Advocacy Award, 2004)
Mental Health Advocates Award (2011)
Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities (President's Award, 2008)
Ohio Community Corrections Association (President's Award, 2003)
Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (Partners in Justice Angel Award, 2004)
Ohio Department of Mental Health (Award of Appreciation, 2004)
Ohio Psychiatric Society of Central Ohio (Flame Award for Service in Diversion of Patients from Court to Care, 2007)
Southeast Inc. ("Recovery" Award, 2003)
Commonwealth of Kentucky (Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, 2010)
Tri County Board (Nelson Advocacy Award, 2006)
VETERANS TREATMENT COURT REFORMS
Resurrecting Lives Foundation (Vice Chair, 2011-Present)
Veterans Pro Bono Project (2011-Present)
Veterans WrapAround Project (2010-Present)
Veterans in the Courts Initiative (Chair, 2009-Present)
Honors
Ohio National Guard (Certificate of Appreciation, 2011)
Ohio State Association of Veterans' Service Commissions (Outstanding Service Award, 2011)
Ohio Military Reserve Association (Outstanding Service Award, 2008)
The Psychiatric Society of Central Ohio (Award for Treatment Centered Courts for Veterans, 2010)
Vietnam Veterans of America, Buckeye State Council (Veterans Advocacy Award, 2010)
OTHER COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
ArtSafe Foundation/Memorial To Our Lost Children (Board of Trustees, 1997-2003; Advisory Council, 2003-Present)
Columbus Council on World Affairs (Board of Trustees, 1990-1999; Honorary Trustee, 1999-Present)
Prevent Blindness Ohio, 1988-2003 (Chairman of the Board of Trustees, 1999-2001; Honorary Trustee, 2004-present)
Honors
ArtSafe (Service Award, 2003)
Council of State Governments (Henry Toll Fellow, 2010)
Prevent Blindness America (Award for Volunteer Leadership, 2000)
Prevent Blindness Ohio (People of Vision Award, 2005)
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (Alumni Public Service Award, 2002)
The Ohio State Bar Foundation (Public or Government Service Award, 2004)
The University of Akron (Alumni Honor Award, 2000)
OTHER HONORS
National Ethnic Coalition Organization, Ellis Island Medal of Honor 2008
Beta Sigma Phi, (Lady of the Year Award, 2007)
LeTourneau Stampede, Girls Goat Tying, 1st Place, 1972
Outstanding Young Women of America, 1983, 1985
American Biographical Institute, Woman of the Year, 1992
Who's Who of American Women, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th and 21st Editions
Who's Who in American Law, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th and 11th Editions
LAW REVIEWS & ARTICLES
Stratton, Sprechen sie Deutsch?, The Daily Reporter, Columbus Bar Association Supplement (May 24, 1991)
Stratton, The Myth of the Plea Bargain, Bar Briefs (1992).
Stratton, Letters from Prison, The Daily Reporter, Columbus Bar Association Supplement (Mar. 1992).
Stratton, What the Best Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Do: Viewpoint From the Bench, Ohio Trial (Spring 1992) 28.
Stratton, Public Defender- The Unsung Hero, The OACDL Vindicator 9 (Summer 1992).
Stratton, Volunteerism is Alive and Well, Bar Briefs (Dec. 1993) 14.
Stratton, Civil Law and Procedure Committee, For the Record (May/June 1994).
Stratton, Victims You Treat: The Aftermath in Court, An Explanation for the Medical Profession, Bar Briefs (Mar. 1995).
Stratton, Courts Are Not Truly Open Unless They Are Also Secure, Bar Briefs (Mar. 1995).
Stratton, Practical Tips for Trial Judges, The Whole Truth, Vol. 2, Issue 1 (Winter 1998) 5.
Stratton, Contrasts, 61 Albany L.Rev. 1573 (1998).
Stratton, Striking A Balance: The Robinette Case, Ohio Police, Vol. 45, No. 1 (Summer 1998) 34.
Stratton, Expediting the Adoption Process at the Appellate Level, 28 Cap.U.L.Rev. 121 (1999).
Stratton, Justice Mom and Her Flowers, Success Briefs for Lawyers: Inspirational Insights on How to Succeed at Law and Life (2001) 7.
Stratton, Blough, and Hawk, Solutions for the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Justice System, American Jails (Jan./Feb. 2004).
Stratton, Solutions for the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Justice System: A Symposium Introduction, 32 Cap.U.L.Rev. 901 (2004).
Stratton, Rediscovering Recovery, NAMI Ohio’s News Briefs, Vol. 27, No. 1 (Spring 2007) 4.
Stratton and Hawk, Attorney Discipline and Mental Health Issues: A View from the Bench, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal (Nov. 2011) 30.
Stratton and Lagarce, Restoring Honor: Inside Veterans’ Courts, Ohio Lawyer, Vol. 26, No. 2 (Mar./Apr. 2012) 9.
PERSONAL
Birthplace
Bangkok, Thailand (parents were American Missionaries)
Work Address
Supreme Court of Ohio
65 South Front Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215-3431
Ph: 614.387.9050 Fax: 614.387.9059
Family
Husband, John A. Lundberg, III
Two adult sons
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