Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Honorable Judge Kathryn Michael

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As a judge for the Court of Common Pleas, serves as the presiding judge of the Domestic Violence Intervention Court and oversees a program focused on holding repeat domestic violence offenders accountable through intensive supervision, a batterer’s intervention program, and treatment protocols designed to break the cycle of generational abuse.

As a judge for the Akron Municipal Court for 13 years, created the court's first New Judge’s Manual and served as co-presiding judge of the Operating a Vehicle Impaired Court Program. She also led the Family Intervention Court for 9 years, an Ohio Supreme Court-certified program for domestic violence offenders.

As an attorney for Arter & Hadden, researched, drafted, and filed legal documents, and provided defense and counsel to clients, specializing in general practice

- As a judge for the Court of Common Pleas, serves as the presiding judge of the Domestic Violence Intervention Court and oversees a program focused on holding repeat domestic violence offenders accountable through intensive supervision, a batterer’s intervention program, and treatment protocols designed to break the cycle of generational abuse.
- As a judge for the Akron Municipal Court for 13 years, created the court's first New Judge’s Manual and served as co-presiding judge of the Operating a Vehicle Impaired Court Program. She also led the Family Intervention Court for 9 years, an Ohio Supreme Court-certified program for domestic violence offenders.
- As an attorney for Arter & Hadden, researched, drafted, and filed legal documents, and provided defense and counsel to clients, specializing in general practice

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As of August 23, 2024, Kathryn Michael did not have a website or any information online.

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Serves as a member of the Akron Rotary Club, the St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, and is a former member of the Junior League of Akron.

- Serves as a member of the Akron Rotary Club, the St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, and is a former member of the Junior League of Akron.

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Kathryn Michael

- 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.