Marilyn Zayas

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Marilyn Zayas
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Born1964 (age 59–60)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Education City University of New York, City College (BS)
University of Cincinnati (JD)
Website Campaign website

Marilyn Zayas (born 1964) is a judge on Hamilton County's First District Court of Appeals. In 2016, Zayas became the first person of Latino heritage elected to a Court of Appeals in Ohio; she was re-elected in 2018. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] In June 2018, she was selected by the Chief Justice to sit on a case at the Supreme Court of Ohio. [1] [3] [5]

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Early life and education

Zayas was born in 1964 in East Harlem, New York City, United States, to a family of Puerto Rican migrants who spoke little English. [1] [2] [3] [4] Her father worked in a printing shop, and her mother worked as a seamstress in a garment factory. [3] [4]

Zayas graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School, a tuition-free public magnet school where admission is by competitive examination. [6] [7] She earned a bachelor of science in computer science from City College of the City University of New York. [1] [3] [4] [5] She made Ohio her home in 1988 when she accepted a position at Procter & Gamble, where she worked as an IT manager from 1988 to 1994. [1] [3] [4] [5] From 1994 to 1997, Zayas attended University of Cincinnati College of Law. [4]

Career

Zayas first joined Ohio’s First District Court of Appeals in 2016 after her election to fill an unexpired term. [3] [7] She was re-elected in 2018. [3] Since joining the court, Zayas has sat by appointment of Ohio’s Chief Justice on the Ohio Supreme Court and on the Second, Sixth, Eighth, and Tenth District Courts of Appeal. [3]

Zayas created the Educating Tomorrow’s Leaders program in 2016, an educational program for high school and university students to learn about the courts, and interact with judges and attorneys. [1] [3] [5] [2]

She currently serves on the Ohio Supreme Court’s Board of Character and Fitness, the Ohio Supreme Court’s Ethics, Professionalism, and Diversity Committee, the board of the Immigrant and Refugee Law Center, and the board of Beech Acres Parenting Center. [3]

Prior to joining the First District Court of Appeals, Zayas served the community as an attorney for nearly 20 years. She practiced law in a variety of area, in both state and federal courts, including intellectual property, labor and employment law, business and family immigration law, criminal law, and juvenile law. [3] In 2001, Zayas founded a private practice, MZD Law, in downtown Cincinnati. [1] [3] [4] [5]

She has also served as an adjunct professor at her alma mater, the University Of Cincinnati College Of Law and provided legal training to judges, magistrates, attorneys, and the Cincinnati FBI. [3] [5]

Awards

In recognition of her professional achievements and community contributions, Zayas has received several awards including:

Personal life

Ohio has been Judge Zayas’ home for nearly 34 years.[ timeframe? ] Her family includes her three adult children and two adopted rescue dogs, Thor and Sparkle Lou.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Jordyn (9 October 2020). "Improbable life story responsible for Law Alumna's Legal Journey".
  2. 1 2 3 4 Good Morning America. "Who's making Hispanic Latinx history right now: The 'GMA' Inspiration List 2021".
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Zayas, Marilyn. "Judge Marilyn Zayas". Hamilton County First District Court of Appeals.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Williams, J. "Hamilton Co. elects ex-P&G exec Ohio's first Hispanic female judge". The Enquirer. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 English, S (7 May 2019). "UC College of Law alumna recognized by YWCA as a Career Woman of Achievement" . Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Brooklyn Technical High School".
  7. 1 2 Thukral, Sonam. "Alumni Spotlight: An Interview with Trailblazing Judge Marilyn Zayas". The Survey. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  8. 1 2 English, S (7 May 2019). "UC College of Law alumna recognized by YWCA as a Career Woman of Achievement" . Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Kearney and City Council Honor Local Leaders For Women's History Month".
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