Judge Spicer received her B.A. from Heidelberg College in 1958, her M.A. from the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration in 1960 and her J.D. from The University of Akron School of Law in 1965. She was admitted to the Bar in 1965.

Judge Spicer was in the private practice of law with her father F.W. Spicer, from 1965 to 1975, when she was appointed as Referee in Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division. In Probate Court, she also served as Director of Human Services. She was elected as Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in 1984, and re-elected in 1990, 1996 and 2002.

Judge Spicer served as the Administrative Judge of Common Pleas Court, General Division, in 1987, and as Presiding Judge for many sessions and will be the Presiding Judge for the year 2004. Judge Spicer presides over the Felony Drug Court in this Court of Common Pleas.

Judge Spicer is a member of the Akron, Ohio, and American Bar Association, as well as community and other professional and charitable organizations.