At the Association’s Fall Conference Banquets, the following individuals have been recipients of the OAM Judicial Award, which recognizes Magistrates who have been members of the OAM who have gone on to become Judges.
2023
Michael McAllister
Franklin County Municipal Court
2019
Susan Baker Ross
Summit County Common Pleas Court
2019
Natalie Haupt
Stark County Common Pleas Court
2019
Linda R. Warner
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
2018
Carla Baldwin
Youngstown Municipal Court
2018
Ron Cable
Akron Municipal Court
2018
Nicole Walker
Akron Municipal Court
2017
Anthony D'Apolito
Mahoning County Common Pleas Court
2017
Penelope R. Cunningham
First District Court of Appeals
2017
Tonya R. Jones, Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court
2016
Cynthia Morehart, Franklin County Municipal Court
2016
Mark A. Hummer, Franklin County Municipal Court
2016
Michelle L. Paris, Bedford Municipal Court
2015
Carol Ann Robb, Seventh District Court of Appeals
2015
Christopher D. Roberts, Dayton Municipal Court
2015
David A. Hejmanowski, Delaware County Probate-Juvenile Court
2014
Kenneth Spicer, Delaware County Probate-Juvenile Court
2014
Scott Washam, Columbian County Common Pleas Court
2014
Carl Henderson, Dayton Municipal Court
2013
Dan Bratka, Logan County Family Court and Jim James, Stark County Family Court
2012
Linda Teodosio, Summit County Juvenile Court
2011
Barbara Schneider Carter, Butler County Domestic Relations Court and Kathleen Rodenberg, Clermont County DR Court
2010
Robert Fragale, Marion County Family Court; Laura Gallagher, Cuyahoga County Probate Court; and Jonathan Starn, Findlay Municipal Court
2009
Kathleen Romans, Butler County Juvenile Court; Glen Derryberry, Allen County Juvenile Court; Bruce Winters, Ottawa County Common Pleas Court; and Diane Palos, Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court
2008
Beth Root of the Fairborn Municipal Court (pictured with OAM President David Jump and OAM Vice-President Greg Clifford). Additional recipients of the 2008 Judicial Awards who were unable to be present were Judge Carol Dezso of the Summit County Domestic Relations Court and Judge Denise McColley of the Henry County Family Court.
2007
Judge Timothy O'Connell of the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court and Judge Thomas O'Malley of the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court. Also receiving the award, but not present at the Conference was Judge Richard Bernat of the Hamilton County Muncipal Court.
2006
Back Row
Judges Steve Hurley (Greene County Domestic Relations), Charles Pater (Butler County Common Pleas), Eva Kessler (Butler County Domestic Relations) and Dennis Greaney (Dayton Municipal).
Front Row
Judges Matt McFarland (Fourth Diestrict Court of Appeals) and Dennis Parish (Sixth District Court of Appeals).
