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-Dolan, 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

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 Judkins replaces Judge William T. McGinty who retired.  1/3/25

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

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
  • 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 Scaletta-Bremke, elected to a full term beginning January 6, 2025. Judge Scaletta-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

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

Supreme Court of Ohio
  • 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

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

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