Keila Cosme
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Keila Cosme is a judge on the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals. She was appointed to the court in October 30, 2009 and took office on November 16, 2009. She was appointed by Democratic Governor Ted Strickland to fill the seat opened with the death of William Skow. If Cosme wishes to retain the seat when her appointment expires, she must run for it in the 2010 general election. [1]
Cosme is the first Hispanic judge to serve an Ohio appellate court. [2]
Biography
Cosme was born in Puerto Rico, and moved to the United States when she was 17 years old. She graduated from Boston University in 1990 and the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1994. Cosme is married with two children. [2]
Legal career
Prior to her judicial appointment, Cosme was a partner with the Toledo law firm Cosme, D'Angelo, and Szollosi since 2001. She worked primarily in civil litigation, with an emphasis on "complex commercial litigation and personal injury/wrongful death actions". [2] She was in private practice at the Law Offices of Keila D. Cosme from 1998-2001 and was with the firm Calfee, Halter and Griswold from 1995-98. [3]
Awards and associations
- Member of the Ohio Association for Justice
- Member of the Hispanic National Bar Association
- Member of the Ohio Hispanic Bar Association
- Member ofthe AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee [1]
See also
External links
- Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals website
- Sixth District Court of Appeals from the Ohio judiciary website
- Glass City Jungle "I’m hearing the Governor appointed Cosme after all..Updated!", October 31, 2009
References
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