The Honorable Michael McAllister receives Judicial Award.
President James Lyle presents the Judicial Award to The Honorable Michael McAllister at the 2023 Fall Conference. The Honorable Michael McAllister, Franklin County Municipal Court, previously served as a Magistrate and as Vice President of the Ohio Association of Magistrates. We are all proud of his successful election.
July 13, 2018
The 2018 OAM Spring Conference at the Bertram Inn and Conference Center enjoyed a record attendance of 215 magistrates from around the state. This far exceeded the prior high mark attendance of 161. Special thanks goes to Conference Co-chairs Dave Laughlin and Michele Pena.
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February 18, 2018
We are pleased to announce that Ann Weatherhead has been named Chief Magistrate of the Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court effective February 5, 2018. Ann is a former OAM Board Member and past DR Practice Area Chair. She was awarded the first President’s Award in 2011 for initiating the OAM …
Read MoreNovember 1, 2017
Past President, Dave Jump, and Current Vice President, James Lyle were happy to present to Jessica Sparks, Executive Director, for Girls on the Run of Central Ohio a check for over sixteen hundred dollars. The money was raised at the OAM Fall Conference Volunteer event, which this year was a …
Read MoreOctober 9, 2017
As a result of the 2017 OAM Election as well as some retirements and vacancies, a host of new Magistrates have joined the OAM Board. Deborah Drexler of Allen and Mercer County Common Pleas Courts is the new Third District Representative replacing Erica Gordon (who stays on as Ethics Chair); …
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July 3, 2017
On June 30, 2017, OAM Past President Mark Huberman retired from his position as Chief Magistrate of the Mahoning County Domestic Relations Court to become the new Administrator of the OAM — succeeding Sandy Clary, who along with her husband Tom Shutt, served the OAM with distinction dating back to …
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