Benita Pearson's Biography
- Judge of the U.S. District Court - Northern
Contact Information
Office
313 Thomas D. Lambros United States Federal Building and Courthouse
125 Market Street
Youngstown, OH 44503-1780
Full Name:
Benita Yalonda Pearson
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
1963
Birth Place:
Cleveland, OH
JD, Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1995
BS, Georgetown University, 1985
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Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 2010-present
United States Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 2008-2010
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, December 21, 2010
Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, December 3, 2009
Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of Ohio, 2000-2008
Attorney, Private Practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1995-1996, 1998-2000
Law Clerk, Honorable John Manos, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1996-1998
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