Tania Nemer

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (General Division) (Full term commencing 1-2-2027) · Summit County, Ohio · November 3, 2026

Also on the ballot: Tammy O'Brien

Tania Nemer, a Fairlawn attorney and former federal immigration judge, is the Democratic challenger for this Common Pleas seat against Republican incumbent Tammy O'Brien. The Trump administration removed her from her federal judgeship in February 2025, a firing she is suing over, though that dispute is separate from this county race.

What this office decides

General Division judges of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas preside over felony criminal cases, civil lawsuits over $15,000, foreclosures, and some appeals from state agencies. They set bond and sentence people convicted of felonies. Judges serve six-year terms and appear on the general-election ballot without party labels, though they are nominated in party primaries.

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Dossier

Researched 2026-09-23 · Claude Code research agent with web search

Donald Trump: nothing found. No statement by Donald Trump about this Common Pleas candidacy was found. Separately, the Trump administration's Justice Department removed Nemer from a federal immigration judge position in February 2025, which she is contesting in a discrimination lawsuit; that dispute concerns her prior federal job, not this county race. source

Who they are

Tania Nemer is an attorney who ran as the Democratic candidate for this open seat in the May 2026 primary; she holds no judicial office now (Signal Akron). She is a former federal immigration judge (Cleveland Immigration Court, August 2023-February 2025) and a former appointed magistrate in Summit County courts (Signal Akron). By her own account she is now Deputy Chief of Civil, Tax, and Child Support for the Summit County Prosecutor's Office (Tania Nemer for Judge). The Akron Bar Association rated her "Good" for 2026 (Akron Bar Association).

Positions

Crime & policing: Campaign message emphasizes "Community Safety," "Strong Courts," and a judge who will "always follow the law with care and integrity," saying "when people trust their courts, communities thrive"; no specific sentencing or policing stance was found (Tania Nemer for Judge; Signal Akron).
Party politics in courts and agencies: Ran in the partisan Democratic primary; the general-election ballot carries no party label for this office (Signal Akron). No public position found on partisan vs. nonpartisan judicial elections.

Record

Has never held state judicial office. As a federal immigration judge she heard cases from August 2023 until her removal in February 2025; no specific rulings were found (Signal Akron). Earlier work spanned criminal defense, immigration law, and a stint as a Summit County assistant prosecutor (2020-2023) (NBC News).

Money

No fundraising totals were found; Ohio's campaign-finance portal (ohiosos.gov) returned an access error to automated retrieval.

What we couldn't find

Campaign finance figures.
A detailed record of her rulings as an immigration judge.
Any Trump statement about this Common Pleas race; the firing dispute concerns her former federal job, not this election.

Sources (8)