Atty. Ocasio appointed as part-time assistant law director

YOUNGSTOWN — Mayor Jamael Tito Brown announced the appointment of Miriam M. Ocasio as a part-time assistant law director.

Ocasio is being paid $35,083, or $33.73 an hour.

She has practiced federal and state law. She’s been an attorney for the past 17 years and has served as an acting judge in Campbell Municipal Court.

Ocasio is also fluent in Spanish, which Brown said will be an asset when aiding the city’s growing Hispanic population.