Firestone High School Alumni
Akron, Ohio (OH)
In Memory of
Brenda Burnham Unruh
Passed away 2011
Brenda Burnham Unruh attended Firestone High School in Akron, OH.
Class of 1976
Date of Passing Mar 13, 2011
Date of Passing Mar 13, 2011
Brenda was born and grew up in Akron, Ohio. She graduated from Firestone High School in 1976 (Womanhood Award Winner of 1976). Brenda attended Wheaton College (Illinois) where she graduated Cum Laude in 1980. She graduated from Law School at the University of Akron in 1984.
Licensed to practice law in both Florida and Ohio, she was a self-employed attorney from 1984 to 1991. Her career in Akron began in 1992 where through the Summit County Juvenile Court she Co-Coordinated the Guardian Ad Litem Program. From 1993 to 1994 Brenda was an Assistant Prosecutor serving in the Juvenile Division: from 1994-1997 she was an Assistant Prosecutor in the Criminal Division; from 1997 to 1998 a Magistrate in the Summit County Juvenile Court. She was appointed to a Municipal Court Judgeship (City of Akron) in 1997. In March of 1999 she became a Judge in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas, where she presided until recently resigning for health reasons.
Licensed to practice law in both Florida and Ohio, she was a self-employed attorney from 1984 to 1991. Her career in Akron began in 1992 where through the Summit County Juvenile Court she Co-Coordinated the Guardian Ad Litem Program. From 1993 to 1994 Brenda was an Assistant Prosecutor serving in the Juvenile Division: from 1994-1997 she was an Assistant Prosecutor in the Criminal Division; from 1997 to 1998 a Magistrate in the Summit County Juvenile Court. She was appointed to a Municipal Court Judgeship (City of Akron) in 1997. In March of 1999 she became a Judge in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas, where she presided until recently resigning for health reasons.