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Lesley Brooks Wells

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio · 1994

Lesley Brooks Wells , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Lesley Simpson Brooks Wells (October 6, 1937 – August 5, 2025) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Education

  • Chatham CollegeB.A., 1959
  • Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of LawJ.D., 1974

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

Biography

Lesley Simpson Brooks Wells (October 6, 1937 – August 5, 2025) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

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