Candidate for
Judge; Hamilton County Municipal Court; District 5

Curriculum Vitae

Darlene Green Kamine 8450 Arborcrest Drive Cincinnati, Ohio 45236 984-5020 / FAX 984-2811 email: kamineforjudge@aol.com web: http://www.kamineforjudge.com

EDUCATION

University of Denver College of Law, J.D., 1975 Brandeis University, B.A., 1973, Magna Cum Laude with honors in American Studies

EMPLOYMENT

Childrens Defense Fund, Education Project Director, 1999 -2001 Established community engagement project for reform of Cincinnati Public Schools University of Cincinnati College of Law, Adjunct Professor of Juvenile Law, 2001 Hamilton County Juvenile Court, Magistrate, 1982-1999 Organized first dependency, neglect and abuse unit in the Court and overhauled practices and procedures which became basis for new dependency law in Ohio and model legislation Private Practice, 1979-1982 General civil and criminal litigation Ohio Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General, 1979-1982 Represented state mental health institutions in involuntary commitment proceedings Northern Kentucky University, Chase College of Law, Adjunct Professor, 1979, 1987 Taught courses in poverty law and juvenile law Legal Aid, Public Defender Division, Staff Attorney, 1976-1979 Trial and appellate criminal practice on behalf of indigent clients

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Cincinnati Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, Chair, 1979-80 - first woman chair of the Section, received ABA Award of Achievement Executive Committee, Member, 1979-82 Child Advocacy Committee, Chair, 1978-79, developed first child advocacy project for CBA which received a grant from the American Bar Association Cincinnati Bar Foundation, Trustee, 1980-1990 Judicial Selection Committee, Member, 1981-1984 Ohio State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, President, 1980-81 Council of Delegates, Delegate, 1983-87 American Bar Association ABA House of Delegates, Delegate, 1980-81 National Conference of Bar Presidents, Young Lawyers Section Liaison, 1980-81 ABA National Legal Resource Center for Child Advocacy and Protection, Chair, 1983-85

BOARD MEMBERSHIPS AND CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS

Parents Anonymous, Board of Directors, 1981-89 ProKids, Founder, Vice-Chair Board of Directors, 1981-83 Established child advocacy organization to represent abused, neglected and dependent children in the court system through lay and legal guardians ad litem. Ohio Children's Trust Fund Board, Trustee, appointed by Governors Celeste and Voinovich, 1989-92 Children's Museum of Cincinnati, Co-founder, President of Board, 1991 The Seven Hills School, President of Doherty School Parents' Association, 1991-92; President, Upper School Parents-Association, 1997-98; Chair, Books for Lunch, 1999 Junior League of Cincinnati, President, 1992-93 Brandeis University, Alumni Admissions Council Coordinator, 1993-present; Alumni Board Member, 1999 - present. Children's Defense Fund, Coordinator of national annual meeting, 1994 Jewish Community Center of Cincinnati, Board of Directors and Revenue Enhancement Chair, 1994-96 Summerbridge, Treasurer and Counsel, 1997-1999 Presidents Summit for America's Future, Delegate, 1997 Playhouse in the Park, Board of Directors, 1998-present; Chair, Abracadabra, 2000; Executive Committee, 2001 - present Children's Theatre, Board of Directors, 1999-present Amberley Village Long Range Planning Committee, 1999 - present

HONORS

ProKids Child Advocacy Award, 1988, 1998 Foundation for Improvement of Justice, Gold Medal Award, 1989 Cincinnati Enquirer Woman of the Year, 1995 SAFY Child Advocate of the Year, 1998

PUBLICATIONS

Child Abuse, Neglect and Dependency in Ohio (Ohio State Bar Foundation, 1982) Co-Author, Ohio Deskbook of Juvenile Court Procedures on Child Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency (1988) Assisted with Building on Promises, The Legislative Factbook on Ohio's Children (1989/1990 Children's Defense Fund-Ohio and Junior Leagues of Ohio) Co-Author, Windows of Opportunity, Ohio Children and the 1990 Election (Children's Defense Fund-Ohio and Junior Leagues of Ohio)