About Judge Hightower
She's the right choice
Judge Kani Hightower's experience with the public and in private Iaw has prepared her well for the Summit County Domestic Relations Court.
Hightower has been a Magistrate at Akron Municipal Court since January 2020 and also works as a private attorney. She was an adjunct professor at the University of Akron Law School for a decade. For nearly fourteen years, Hightower has been a trial attorney with Lynda Harvey Williams & Associates LLC, often representing indigent clients. Prior to that, she served the public as a Clerk of Council. Magistrate Hightower knows the meaning of hard work.
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A proud resident of Copley and a graduate of the University Akron School of Law, Kent State University, and Stow-Munroe Falls High School, Hightower knows our community and is committed to being a fair voice on the bench.
Hightower for Judge Endorsements
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown
U.S. Congressman Tim Ryan
State Representative and Fmr Ohio Minority Leader Emilia Sykes
State Senator Dr. Vernon Sykes
State Representative Casey Weinstein
State Representative Tavia Galonski
Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro
Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh
Summit County Fiscal Officer Kristen Scalise
Retired Judge Carla Moore
Summit County Council President and ODP Party Chair Liz Walters
County Engineer Alan Brubaker
​Lt. Gubernatorial Candidate and Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Cheryl Stephens
County Councilman John Schmidt
County Councilman John Donofrio
Summit County Councilwoman Rita Darrow
Summit County Councilwoman Veronica Sims
Mayor of Akron Dan Horrigan
Akron Council President Margo Sommerville
Akron Deputy Mayor Marco Sommerville
Akron Councilman Brad McKitrick
Akron City Councilman Phil Lombardo
Akron Councilman Shammas Malik
Akron Councilwoman Tara Mosley
Akron School Board Vice President Derrick Hall
Akron Councilwoman Ginger Baylor
Akron School Board President Dr. NJ Akbar
Akron School Board Member Valerie McKitrick
Barberton Mayor William Judge
Barberton Councilman Shorter Griffin
Barberton Councilman Shaun Jaber
Silver Lake Councilman Matt Plesich
Stow Mayor John Pribonic
Stow Clerk of Courts Amber Zibitrosky
Stow Law Director Jaime Syx
Stow Councilman Clye Feldman
Cuyahoga Falls Mayor Don Walters
Cuyahoga Falls Councilman At-Large Brian Ashton
Cuyahoga Falls School Board Member AJ Harris
Cuyahoga Falls Council President Russ Balthis
Cuyahoga Falls Councilwoman Mary Nichols-Rhodes
Cuyahoga Falls Councilwoman Rachel Loza
Macedonia Mayor Nick Molnar
Twinsburg Mayor Sam Scaffide
Twinsburg School Board President Mark Curtis
Hudson Councilwoman Nicole Kowalski
Munroe Falls Councilman John Impellizzeri
Munroe Falls Councilman Ross Widenor
Tallmadge Councilwoman Carol Kilway
Mogadore Councilman Bobby McDowall
Fmr Green Councilman Matt Shaughnessy
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