2025 New Judges

This page tracks judges who take the bench during 2025. The new judges are arranged alphabetically by court name.
 

Bowling Green Municipal Court
  • Alyssa Blackburn, appointed to an unexpired term ending December 31, 2025. Judge Blackburn-Dolan replaces Judge Mark B. Reddin who retired midterm.  1/2/25

Butler Co. Common Pleas Court
  • Kelly E. Heile, elected to a full term beginning January 1, 2025. Judge Heile replaces Judge Noah E. Powers, II who retired.  1/1/25

Chillicothe Municipal Court
  • Ketih A. Washburn, appointed to an unexpired term ending December 31, 2029. Judge Washburn replaces Judge Toni Eddy who retired midterm.  2/3/25

Clermont Co. Common Pleas Court
  • Judge Jason Nagel, elected to a full term beginning January 2, 2025. Judge Nagel replaces Judge Richard P. Ferenc who retired. This creates a vacancy in the Clermont Co. Municipal Court  1/2/25

Clinton Co. Common Pleas Court
  • Andrew T. McCoy, elected to a full term beginning January 1, 2025. Judge McCoy replaces Judge John "Tim" W. Rudduck who retired.  1/1/25

Cuyahoga Co. Common Pleas Court
  • John J. Spellacy, elected to a full term beginning January 3, 2025. Judge Spellacy replaces Judge William T. McGinty who retired.  1/3/25

  • Carl J. Mazzone, elected to a full term beginning January 6, 2025. Judge Mazzone replaces Judge Daniel Gaul who retired.  1/6/25

  • Judge Lauren C. Moore, elected to a full term beginning January 7, 2025. Judge Moore replaces Judge Kathleen Ann Sutula who retired. This creates a vacancy in the Cleveland Municipal Court  1/7/25

  • Mollie Ann Murphy, elected to a full term beginning January 8, 2025. Judge Murphy replaces Judge John Sutula who retired.  1/8/25

  • Joy Kennedy, elected to a full term beginning January 10, 2025. Judge Kennedy replaces Judge Shirley Saffold who retired.  1/10/25

Delaware Co. Common Pleas Court
  • Judge Marianne T. Hemmeter, appointed to an unexpired term ending February 8, 2027. Judge Hemmeter replaces Judge David Gormley who was elected to the appellate bench. This creates a vacancy in the Delaware Municipal court.  2/11/25

Eighth District Court of Appeals
  • Judge Deena R. Calabrese, elected to a full term beginning January 1, 2025. Judge Calabrese replaces Judge Frank D. Celebrezze, III who retired. This creates a vacancy in the Cuyahoga Co. Common Pleas Court  1/1/25

Eleventh District Court of Appeals
  • Scott R. Lynch, elected to a full term beginning February 10, 2025. Judge Lynch replaces Judge Mary Jane Trapp who ran unsuccessfully for the appellate bench.  2/10/25

Fifth District Court of Appeals
  • Robert G. Montgomery, elected to a full term beginning February 9, 2025. Judge Montgomery replaces Judge John W. Wise who retired.  2/9/25

  • Kevin W. Popham, elected to a full term beginning February 10, 2025. Judge Popham replaces Judge W. Scott Gwin who retired.  2/10/25

  • Judge David M. Gormley, elected to a full term beginning February 11, 2025. Judge Gormley replaces Judge Patricia A. Delaney who was defeated. This creates a vacancy in the Delaware Co. Common Pleas Court  2/11/25

First District Court of Appeals
  • Judge Robert C. Winkler, elected to a full term beginning April 1, 2025. Judge Winkler replaces Judge Leslie Ghiz who was defeated. This creates a vacancy in the First District Court of Appeals.  4/1/25

  • Judge Terry Nestor, elected to a full term beginning February 9, 2025. Judge Nestor replaces Judge Pierre Bergeron who retired. This creates a vacancy in the Hamilton Co. Common Pleas Court.  2/9/25

  • Richard L. Moore, elected to a full term beginning February 12, 2025. Judge Moore replaces Judge Robert C. Winkler who was elected to the common pleas bench.  2/12/25

Franklin Co. Common Pleas Court
  • Richard D. Brown, elected to a full term beginning January 7, 2025. Judge Brown replaces Judge Daniel R. Hawkins who was elected to the Supreme Court of Ohio.  1/7/25

Geauga Co. Common Pleas Court
  • Matthew C. Rambo, elected to a full term beginning January 1, 2025. Judge Rambo replaces Judge David M. Ondrey who retired.  1/1/25

Hamilton Co. Common Pleas Court
  • Virginia E. Tallent, elected to a full term beginning April 1, 2025. Judge Tallent replaces Judge Lisa C. Allen who retired.  4/1/25

  • Kathryn D. Casch, elected to a full term beginning January 1, 2025. Judge Casch replaces Judge Terry Nestor who was elected to the appellate court.  1/1/25

Hancock Co. Common Pleas Court
  • Phillip A. Riegle, elected to a full term beginning January 1, 2025. Judge Riegle replaces Judge Reginald J. Routson who retired.  1/1/25

Highland County Court
  • John W. Judkins, elected to a full term beginning January 1, 2025. Judge Judkins replaces Judge Robert J. Judkins who retired.  1/1/25

Lorain Co. Common Pleas Court
  • Donna C. Freeman, elected to a full term beginning January 1, 2025. Judge Freeman replaces Judge John R. Miraldi who retired.  1/3/25

  • Giovanna Bremke, elected to a full term beginning January 6, 2025. Judge Bremke replaces Judge James L. Miraldi who retired.  1/6/25

Lucas Co. Common Pleas Court
  • Kenneth C. Walz, elected to a full term beginning January 6, 2025. Judge Waltz replaces Judge Linda J. Jennings who retired.  1/6/25

Lucas Co. Domestic Relations Court
  • Karen K. Connelly, elected to a full term beginning January 3, 2025. Judge Connelly replaces Judge David Lewandowski who retired.  1/3/25

Marion Co. Common Pleas Court
  • Todd A. Anderson, elected to a full term beginning January 1, 2025. Judge Anderson replaces Judge Warren T. Edwards who was defeated.  1/1/25

Pickaway Co. Common Pleas Court
  • Matthew H. Chafin, elected to a full term beginning January 1, 2025. Judge Chafin replaces Judge P. Randall Knece who retired.  1/1/25

Preble Co. Common Pleas Court
  • Martin P. Votel, elected to a full term beginning January 1, 2025. Judge Votel replaces Judge Stephen Bruns who retired.  1/1/25

Second District Court of Appeals
  • Robert G. Hanseman, elected to a full term beginning February 9, 2025. Judge Hanseman replaces Judge Jeffrey Welbaum who retired.  2/9/25

Shelby Co. Common Pleas Court
  • Timothy S. Sell, elected to a full term beginning January 1, 2025. Judge Sell replaces Judge James F. Stevenson who retired.  1/1/25

Stark Co. Family Court
  • Matthew P. Kreitzer, elected to a full term beginning January 1, 2025. Judge Kreitzer replaces Judge Jim D. James who retired.  1/1/25

Stark Co. Probate Court
  • Judge Curt Werren, appointed to an unexpired term ending February 8, 2027. Judge Werren replaces Judge Dixilene N. Park who retired midterm. This leaves a vacancy in the Canton Municipal Court.  2/1/25

Supreme Court of Ohio
  • Judge Daniel R. Hawkins, elected to an unexpired term ending December 31, 2026. Justice Hawkins replaces Judge Justice Joseph Deters who ran for another seat in the Supreme Court. This creates a vacancy in the Franklin Co. Common Pleas Court.  12/10/24

  • Judge Megan E. Shanahan, elected to a full term beginning January 1, 2025. Justice Shanahan replaces Judge Justice Michael Donnelly who was defeated. This creates a vacancy in the Hamilton Co. Common Pleas Court  1/1/25

Tenth District Court of Appeals
  • Michael S. Dingus, elected to a full term beginning February 10, 2025. Judge Dingus replaces Judge Betsey Luper Schuster who retired.  2/10/25

Trumbull Co. Common Pleas Court
  • Sandra Thomas Kovoor, elected to a full term beginning January 3, 2025. Judge Kovoor replaces Judge Andrew D. Logan who retired.  1/3/25

Trumbull Co. Domestic Relations Court
  • David L. Engler, elected to a full term beginning January 1, 2025. Judge Engler replaces Judge Sandra Stabile Harwood who retired.  1/1/25

Twelfth District Court of Appeals
  • Melena S. Siebert, elected to a full term beginning February 9, 2025. Judge Siebert replaces Judge Stephen W. Powell who retired.  2/9/25

Williams Co. Common Pleas Court
  • Rhonda Fisher, elected to a full term beginning January 1, 2025. Judge Drinnon replaces Judge J.T. Stelzer who retired.  1/1/25