Judicial Votes Count, Katelyn Dickey 7th District Court of Appeals

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Katelyn holds a bachelor's degree from Gannon University and a law degree from the University of Akron. She is married and has 4 children. She lives in Lisbon. 

Katelyn previously worked as an assistant prosecutor and felony probation officer for Columbiana County. She also worked as a business law adjunct professor at Kent State University. 

Katelyn Dickey currently serves as a Court of Appeals Judge in District 7. She was appointed to this position in 2024. She also serves as a Columbiana County Municipal Court Judge. She was elected to this position in 2019 and is serving her first term. She previously served as a Columbiana County Court of Common Pleas Judge. She was named to that position in 2018. 

As of August 7, 2024, Katelyn Dickey did not have a website or any information online.

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As a state court of appeals judge, Dickey ensures the law has been applied correctly in state criminal and civil cases, exercises the authority to correct procedural errors or misinterpretations of fact or law by lower appeals and trial courts, and hears applications for court orders that compel and prohibit certain actions by lower courts and government officials.

As a municipal court judge, Dickey oversees cases involving traffic offenses and local ordinance violations, conducts preliminary hearings in criminal cases, issues search and arrest warrants, and determines sentencing in certain minor criminal cases.

As a court of common pleas judge, Dickey reviewed the decisions of certain state administrative agencies, issued marriage licenses, administered divorce, spousal support, parental custody, adoption, and eminent domain proceedings, and oversaw criminal felony cases, civil suits with alleged damages over $15,000, and cases involving individuals under 18 who are abused, neglected, or parent-less.

- As a state court of appeals judge, Dickey ensures the law has been applied correctly in state criminal and civil cases, exercises the authority to correct procedural errors or misinterpretations of fact or law by lower appeals and trial courts, and hears applications for court orders that compel and prohibit certain actions by lower courts and government officials.
- As a municipal court judge, Dickey oversees cases involving traffic offenses and local ordinance violations, conducts preliminary hearings in criminal cases, issues search and arrest warrants, and determines sentencing in certain minor criminal cases.
- As a court of common pleas judge, Dickey reviewed the decisions of certain state administrative agencies, issued marriage licenses, administered divorce, spousal support, parental custody, adoption, and eminent domain proceedings, and oversaw criminal felony cases, civil suits with alleged damages over $15,000, and cases involving individuals under 18 who are abused, neglected, or parent-less.

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- Each Ohio district has 4 to 12 Court of Appeals judges, depending on case volume.
- Any three judges from a district form a court to review appeals from lower courts, checking for legal errors. The 10th district (Franklin County) also reviews cases from the Ohio Court of Claims, which handles civil suits against the state.
- This court is the only appellate court before the Ohio Supreme Court and can issue orders like writs of habeas corpus, which forces a jail to justify holding someone, or writs of mandamus, which directs a government official to perform a mandatory duty.
- Judges serve a 6-year term, are elected in partisan elections, and earn a salary of $178,100.
- To qualify, judges must have been practicing law in Ohio for at least one year and have six years of experience as a lawyer or judge in any U.S. court. 