Judicial Votes Count, Matt Kreitzer

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As Magistrate, has handled over 12,000 cases in the Family Court.

As a private practice attorney, handled cases involving domestic relations, custody, traffic offenses, contract preparation, probate, wills, property damage, and personal injury.

Worked as an attorney for Stark County for 7 years.

- As Magistrate, has handled over 12,000 cases in the Family Court.
- As a private practice attorney, handled cases involving domestic relations, custody, traffic offenses, contract preparation, probate, wills, property damage, and personal injury.
- Worked as an attorney for Stark County for 7 years.

Legal Experience

Believes the court must be flexible to meet the needs of the community.

- Believes the court must be flexible to meet the needs of the community.

Judicial Administration

Believes a Family Court Judge must possess a "fair, firm, and compassionate judicial temperament" and that "mutually respecting everyone is critical to maintaining a fair approach to hearing cases, and ultimately, making decisions."

Said, "The temperament of the judge, and the ability to mutually respect everyone, is critical to maintaining a fair approach to hearing cases, and ultimately, making decisions."

- Said, "The temperament of the judge, and the ability to mutually respect everyone, is critical to maintaining a fair approach to hearing cases, and ultimately, making decisions."

Judicial Philosophy

As of August 23, 2024, Matt Kreitzer’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Ethics & Conduct

Serves on the United Way of Greater Stark County Board of Directors, Arika’s Angels Advisory Board, and on the Stark County Community Corrections Planning Board.

Helped the Stark Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Board create videos to educate the community on Family Court operations.

Helped create videos to educate the community on Family Court operations with the Stark Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Board.

- Serves on the United Way of Greater Stark County Board of Directors, Arika’s Angels Advisory Board, and on the Stark County Community Corrections Planning Board.
- Helped create videos to educate the community on Family Court operations with the Stark Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Board.

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Judicial Votes Count, Katie M Erchick Gilbert

As city prosecutor, worked on domestic violence cases.

- As city prosecutor, worked on domestic violence cases.

Plans to address juvenile violence to protect children and families.

- Plans to address juvenile violence to protect children and families.

As of August 23, 2024, Katie Erchick Gilbert did not have a website or any information online.

Served as a mentor for the The Supreme Court of Ohio Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring Program.

Volunteer and presenter at Citizen's Academy in 2023.

Mentor at Crenshaw Middle School's Captain's Table from 2021 to 2022.

Vice President of Frazer Elementary Parent Teacher Organization from 2021 to 2022.

- Served as a mentor for the The Supreme Court of Ohio Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring Program.
- Volunteer and presenter at Citizen's Academy in 2023.
- Mentor at Crenshaw Middle School's Captain's Table from 2021 to 2022.
- Vice President of Frazer Elementary Parent Teacher Organization from 2021 to 2022.

Katie Erchick Gilbert

- The Court of Common Pleas handles criminal felony cases and civil cases where more than $5,000 is at stake.
- The courts are divided into four divisions: general, domestic relations, probate, and juvenile. Each specializes in different types of cases, such as civil and criminal trials, divorces and child custody matters, inheritances and adoptions, and juvenile offenses.
- Ohio has a court of common pleas in each of its 88 counties.
- Common pleas judges are elected to six-year terms in nonpartisan elections.
- Common pleas judges earn $163,792 annually.