CINCINNATI, OH, August 23, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Retired Judge Nadine Lovelace Allen with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Judge Allen celebrates many years of experience in her professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes she has accrued in her field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Judge Allen enjoyed a successful tenure in law as both an attorney and judge for more than four decades. Beginning her career as an attorney for the Legal Aid Society in 1978, she subsequently worked for the Hamilton County Public Defender's Office in Cincinnati as an attorney and public defender from 1979 to 1985, where she became aware of disparities in the justice system. Judge Allen was then elected to serve as a judge in the Hamilton County Municipal Court and Common Pleas Court since 1985. Spending the next 30 years addressing inequalities, some of Judge Allen's most notable work included reducing the marijuana law to a minor misdemeanor, dismissing over 30,000 stale criminal warrants, developing a license intervention program and expanding drug and alcohol programs. During her tenure as a judge, she founded the Just Solutions Commission which was notably responsible for spearheading alternatives to jail and diversion programs.
Among other professional accomplishments, Judge Allen served as a member of the Ohio Supreme Court Board of Commissioners. She was also an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati in the paralegal studies program and was a special instructor for the Ohio Supreme Court Judicial College. Judge Allen officially retired in 2016.
Throughout the course of her career, Judge Allen was notably the first African American female public defender to be appointed to the Legal Aid Society and the first African American to be elected to a contested judicial seat in Hamilton County. Judge Allen was also the first female Democrat to be elected to any county office and the first biracial (African American and Italian) person to be elected to the any Office in Hamilton County.
Reflecting on her legal career, Judge Allen hopes that her children, stepchildren and grandchildren are proud of her accomplishments as she continually endeavors to make the world a better place through her work. Striving for excellence, Judge Allen maintains an optimistic view of the world, something that she learned from her late mother who was a true believer in the American dream. Dedicated to emphasizing the importance of voter registration, she now focuses much of her free time on those that are serving time in jail and alcohol/drug treatment facilities. Judge Allen has also created numerous videos about the voting process to educate citizens.
Civically, Judge Allen has served on the Ohio Supreme Court Mentoring Program and is the founder of the Just Solutions Commission. She has also been active as an influential member of the Children's Protective Services and the Avondale Charter Review Committee in Ohio. She has served on the board of directors and as a member of the legal counsel of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and as a trustee of the New Jerusalem Baptist Church. Furthermore, Judge Allen is active as the Vice President of the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library and on the executive board of National Drifters Inc. and the Hamilton County Democratic Party.
Judge Allen received an undergraduate degree at The Ohio State University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence at Capitol University. She has been admitted to practice by the Ohio Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and the Supreme Court of the United States.
To remain aware of developments affecting her field, Judge Allen is a member and former trustee of the Cincinnati Bar Association. Judge Allen is presently an executive committee member of the Ohio Black Judges Association and chairs the Continuing Legal Education Committee.
The recipient of a multitude of awards and recognitions for her career and service to the community, Judge Allen was recognized with an Achievement Award from the Ohio Senate, a Presidential Lifetime Service Award from The National Action Network, a Lifetime Service Award from the NAACP, was named as an Outstanding Woman of the Year by the Cincinnati Women's Political Caucus, received a Themis Award from the Cincinnati Bar Association, and, among other honors, was selected for a National Drifters Special Drifters Award. Judge Allen was also honored to be included in local newspapers about Black History Month in 2016, and on several other occasions.
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