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Three New Judges to Take the Bench

Image of from left: Curtis E. Kissinger, Jill Flagg Lanzinger, and Marianne T. Hemmeter

From left: Curtis E. Kissinger, Jill Flagg Lanzinger, and Marianne T. Hemmeter

Image of from left: Curtis E. Kissinger, Jill Flagg Lanzinger, and Marianne T. Hemmeter

From left: Curtis E. Kissinger, Jill Flagg Lanzinger, and Marianne T. Hemmeter

Three attorneys will become judges for the first time after Gov. John Kasich appointed them to serve on separate municipal courts. Curtis E. Kissinger of Cincinnati was appointed to the Hamilton County Municipal Court, Jill Flagg Lanzinger of Akron will take over as a judge on the Barberton Municipal Court, and Marianne T. Hemmeter of Delaware will serve as a judge on the Delaware Municipal Court.

Hemmeter begins her judgeship on Feb. 17 and replaces Judge David Gormley, who was elected to the Delaware County Common Pleas Court. Hemmeter must win the November 2015 election to retain her seat for the remainder of the unexpired term, which ends Jan. 1, 2020.

After receiving her law degree from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Hemmeter served as Delaware’s assistant prosecutor and as Delaware County’s interim prosecuting attorney. She also worked with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office as the Economic Crime Unit deputy director and as the senior assistant attorney general for the Special Prosecutions Unit.

Flagg Lanzinger will assume office on Feb. 19. She’s replacing Judge Todd M. McKenney, who was elected to the Summit County Common Pleas Court. She must win in November 2015 to retain her seat for the remainder of the unexpired term, which ends on Dec. 31, 2017.

Prior to accepting this judgeship, Flagg Lanzinger served as a substitute magistrate for Akron and worked in private practice. She’s also a guardian ad litem in the Summit County Juvenile Court. Flagg Lanzinger received her law degree from the University of Akron School of Law.

Kissinger begins his appointment on Monday. He’s replacing Judge Russell J. Mock, who was elected to the First District Court of Appeals. Kissinger must win in November 2015 to retain his seat for the remainder of the unexpired term, which ends on Jan. 2, 2018.

Kissinger previously worked in private practice, served as an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati, and served as the Hamilton County Juvenile Court administrator. He received his law degree from the University of Dayton School of Law.

Gov. Kasich appointed the three attorneys yesterday.