Melissa M Tuttle
Clark County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
Full Term Beginning 1/3/2023
Candidate Details
- Residence
Springfield - Email
attorneytuttle@gmail.com - Website
facebook.com/TuttleforJudge - Social Media
facebook.com/melissamtuttle
linkedin.com/in/melissa-tuttle-45aab830
instagram.com/melissamtuttle/?hl=en - Age
35 - Occupation
Private Attorney and Clerk of the Common Pleas Court - Education
Capital University Law School- JD degree with concentrations in Alternative Dispute Resolution and Criminal Justice
University of Toledo- B.S. in Law, Economics, and Business with honors and a minor in Business Administration
Springfield Shawnee High School- PSEO and degree with Ohio Honors
- Work Experience
Clerk of the Common Pleas Court for Clark County
Attorney at Law- general practice
Site Coordinator for Law and Leadership Institute
Bank Teller for Huntington and PNC Banks
Pharmacy Technician at CVS
Direct Care Provider for individuals with developmental disabilities
- Family
Married with two dogs - Affiliations
Clark County Bar Association (member since 2013) Secretary 2015-2018
Clark County Farm Bureau Board member 2021- current (member since 2016)
First Lutheran Church Council 2002-2007, 2013-2019 (lifelong member)
Historic Landmarks Commission for City of Springfield 2014-2017
Greater Springfield Partnership (Chamber of Commerce) Ambassador 2014-current
Leadership Clark County Academy Class President 2014-2015 Board member 2015-current
OCCA- Legislative and Title Committees (member since 2017)
Ohio State Bar Association member since 2013
Ohio State Bar Foundation Fellow Class of 2017
Springfield Arts Council Board 2014-2015
Springfield Exchange Club President 2019-2021(member since 2017)
Springfield Preservation Alliance Board member 2009-2013
Springfield Rotary Club Member 2017- current (frequent guest of New Carlisle Rotary )
Springfield Young Professionals
Melissa M Tuttle
Question 1
List your judicial experience (courts and years)
No experience on as an elected judicial official
Question 2
What non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?
Been the Clerk of Common Pleas Court since elected in 2016 and have practiced in over 100 courts around the State of Ohio.
Practice areas range from criminal, civil, domestic, and collections.
Abbreviated Candidate AnswersClark County Bar Association (member since 2013) Secretary 2015-2018
Clark County Farm Bureau Board member 2021- current (member since 2016)
First Lutheran Church Council 2002-2007, 2013-2019 (lifelong member)
Historic Landmarks Commission for City of Springfield 2014-2017
Greater Springfield Partnership (Chamber of Commerce) Ambassador 2014-current
Leadership Clark County Academy Class President 2014-2015 Board member 2015-current
OCCA- Legislative and Title Committees (member since 2017)
Ohio State Bar Association member since 2013
Ohio State Bar Foundation Fellow Class of 2017
Springfield Arts Council Board 2014-2015
Springfield Exchange Club President 2019-2021(member since 2017)
Springfield Preservation Alliance Board member 2009-2013
Springfield Rotary Club Member 2017- current (frequent guest of New Carlisle Rotary )
Springfield Young Professionals
Question 3
Why are you running for this particular court seat?
I have been Clerk of the Court for over 5 years and know with my experience across the state that I can help modernize Clark County and help make our community a better place, with a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Court that helps the needs in our community to better rehabilitate offenders.
Also a Veteran's Court could be established to help serve those that have served our Country.
In the Clerk's Office I have completed all of my 2016 campaign promises except for electronic filing which is only within the authority of the Judges to initiate and I am running for Judge to help better serve the citizens of Clark County, by helping increase the access to justice for all citizens.
I have appreciated the efforts of the SCO that have helped create ohiolegalhelp.org and I believe we can improve the access to forms and help improve the navigation within the court system.
I have been Clerk of the Court for over 5 years and know with my experience across the state that I can help modernize Clark County and help make our community a better place, with a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Court that helps the needs in our community to better rehabilitate offenders.
Also a Veteran's Court could be established to help serve those that have served our Country.
In the Clerk's Office I have completed all of my 2016 campaign promises except for electronic filing which is only within the authority of the Judges to initiate and I am running for Judge to help better serve the citizens of Clark County, by helping increase the access to justice for all citizens.
I have appreciated the efforts of the SCO that have helped create ohiolegalhelp.org and I believe we can improve the access to forms and help improve the navigation within the court system.