Justice Stewart Honored by Ohio Bar
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody Stewart received the prestigious Nettie Cronis Lutes Award from the Ohio State Bar Association.
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody Stewart received the prestigious Nettie Cronise Lutes Award from the Ohio State Bar Association.
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody Stewart is this year’s recipient of the Nettie Cronise Lutes Award for excellence in the legal profession.
The Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA), in a virtual program, conferred the honor to the first Black woman to be elected to Ohio’s highest court.
“Justice Stewart is such a pioneer and a trailblazer for Black women and for little Black girls from Cleveland who were raised in a single-parent household, just like myself,” said Stephanie Adams, chair of the OSBA Women in the Profession Section.