Judge Patricia Blackmon

Former Eighth District Court of Appeals Judge Patricia A. Blackmon was the first African American woman elected to that Bench. Judge Blackmon was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1976. She helped organize the first law firm in the state comprised of African American women – Johnson, Keenan, and Blackmon. She also served as the chief prosecutor for the city of Cleveland. On her last day in office, February 10, 2021, Judge Blackmon participated in a Zoom conversation arranged by the Cuyahoga County Court on Common Pleas as part of the Court's Black History Month celebration. She was introduced by Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody Stewart. We hope you enjoy the conversation!

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Judge Patricia Blackmon is an episode from On The Record: The Podcast of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court by Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.

This episode is 50:34 long.

This episode was published on Feb 12, 2021.

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