Sharon Kennedy for Ohio - AWESOME STORY !!!

[unite for individuality]

Here is a completely true story,
highly recommended for children, and for parents.

Sharon Kennedy grew up intending to become a police officer. 
When she was ten, a teacher told her that
she was capable of being much more; maybe a lawyer or a judge.
She dismissed the idea.  Nobody in her family had ever gone to college.
She was born into a blue collar family, and expected to live a blue collar life.
Her mom often told her things like, "Mind your place" and
"Who died and made you Princess Grace?"
Sometimes parents give negative messaging to their children without thinking about it.
But what her teacher said stayed in the back of her mind.

Sharon grew up and, after obtaining a degree in social work from the University of Cincinnati,
became a police officer, serving Hamilton Ohio, from 1985-89.
One day, she was in court, testifying about a case.
The defense attorney was cross-examining her,
and was asking a lot of stupid questions.
The realization came to Sharon like a bolt of lightning:
"If someone as stupid as this guy can get through law school, I can do it too!"

So she contacted the University of Cincinnati and asked about law school.
They enrolled her in their program.  She took law courses
while working as a law clerk in the Butler County Common Pleas Court,
serving as the Director of the Victim/Witness Division.
After graduating, she worked as an attorney in private practice, from 1991-98.
Then she became a judge, serving from 1999-2012.

It was very difficult working as an attorney and a judge during this period
due to what she describes as a "runaway court."
In those years, the Ohio Supreme Court was filled with activist judges.
It was very frustrating trying to practice law,
when you could not know what the law was going to be from one week to the next.

So she did something about it. She ran for election,
and has served as a Justice on the Ohio Supreme Court since 2012.
And this great saga doesn't end there.
The Chief Justice seat is coming open in 2022.
She is now running for Chief Justice!

This young girl, who grew up thinking that
anything beyond a high school education is "not for me"
is likely to become the next Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court!

www.KennedyforOhio.com

Parents, and anyone who has any influence with children,
you don't know how great they can become!
This is America!  ANY child can grow up and become ANYTHING!
EVERY child has the potential for greatness!

[mountaineer]

True. Good for her.