Todd McKenney (born October 11, 1963) is a Judge of the
Summit County Common Pleas Court, general division. McKenney formerly served as a Judge of the Summit County Common Pleas Court, Probate Division. He was formerly a member of the Ohio General Assembly, serving the 43rd District from January 3, 2011 until resigning November 16, 2011 to take the Judicial Appointment from Governor
John Kasich
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after the retirement of Judge Bill Spicer. Governor John Kasich appointed Judge Todd McKenney to fill the seat on the Barberton Municipal Court bench on April 11, 2014. In November 2014, Judge McKenney was elected to the Summit County Court of Common Pleas. He must run for a full term in 2016. On November 8, 2016, Judge McKenney was narrowly defeated in his bid for re-election by Magistrate Alison Breaux.
Career
After graduation from
Hiram College
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and The
Ohio State University
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College of Law, McKenney served as a judicial law clerk to federal Judge David D. Dowd, Jr. He also served as a pastor, attorney and on the
New Franklin City Council.
Initiatives
While Summit County Probate Judge, McKenney initiated the Summit County Good Deeds Project which identified and educated thousands of Summit County residents about making survivorship deed updates to avoid probate when property is transferred upon death. For his efforts Judge McKenney received Akron Bar Association's Liberty Bell Award in 2013.
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Summit County Probate Judge
Todd McKenney officially took office November 18, 2011.
References
External links
''official campaign site''
www.ohio.com
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1963 births
Living people
Hiram College alumni
Ohio lawyers
Ohio Republicans
Ohio State University Moritz College of Law alumni
Politicians from Akron, Ohio
21st-century American politicians