Jonathan P. Starn

Education

Jonathan P. StarnCapital University, Columbus, OH - BA 1990, cum laude

  • Major: Political Science
  • Minors: Criminal Justice and Public Address

Capital University Law School, Columbus, OH - JD 1993, cum laude

  • Law Review - Member, 1991 to 1993
  • Law Review - Articles Editor 1992 to 1993

Background

2017 to Present - Judge

Common Pleas Court
Hancock County
Findlay, Ohio

2010 to 2017 - Judge

Findlay Municipal Court
Findlay, Ohio

2000 to 2009 - Magistrate

Hancock County Common Pleas and Findlay Municipal Courts
Findlay, Ohio

1999 to 2000 - Attorney

Steven M. Powell Co., LPA
Findlay, Ohio

1994 to 1997 - Assistant County Prosecutor

Hancock County Prosecutor's Office
Findlay, Ohio

1994 to 1999 - Attorney

Betts, Miller, and Russo
Findlay, Ohio

Activities

  • Hancock County Community Corrections Planning Board - Member, 2010 to present
  • Findlay and Hancock County Domestic Violence Task Force - Member, 2012 to 2017
  • Boy Scouts of America, Black Swamp Area Council - Merit Badge Counselor, Troop 319
  • Trinity Lutheran Church - Member, 2013 - present
  • Hancock Leadership - Government Leadership Academy - Graduate, Class of 2011
  • Hancock Leadership - Graduate, Class of 2000
  • Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Northwestern Ohio Synod Council; Past member of Executive Committee
  • First Lutheran Church - Member, 1998 - 2013
  • Fort Findlay Kiwanis Club, Findlay, OH; Past President
  • St. Michael School, Findlay, OH- Past-President of P.T.C.
  • Camp Fire USA, Northwest Ohio Council, Inc., Findlay, OH

Professional Associations

Supreme Court of Ohio - Judicial College

  • Board of Trustees 2013 to 2020
  • Chair 2019 to 2020
  • Vice-Chair 2016 to 2018
  • Chair, Subcommittee on Amendments to Rule V of Supreme Court Rules for Gov. of the Judiciary
  • Chair, Subcommittee on Amendments to Rule X of Supreme Court Rules for Gov. of the Bar (Magistrate CLE and Magistrate Orientation Program)
  • Chair, Subcommittee on Rule IV of Supreme Court Rules for Gov. of the Judiciary (New Judge Orientation)
  • Instructor on topics including Contempt powers for Judges and Magistrates; Misdemeanor sentencing; Protection orders; Unauthorized Practice of Law in Small Claims Court and Landlord/Tenant cases; Evidence; Trends in Pre-Trial Services; and Geofencing Warrants.

Ohio Judicial Conference

  • Member, 2010 to present
  • Traffic Law and Procedure Committee - Past Co-Chair
  • Criminal Law and Procedure Committee
  • Civil Law and Procedure Committee
  • Magistrates Committee

Ohio Common Pleas Judges' Association

Member, 2017 to present

Association of Municipal and County Judges of Ohio

  • Member, 2010 through February 2017
  • Board of Trustees - At-Large Trustee - February 2016 through February 2017

Ohio Association of Magistrates

  • Member, 2000 to 2009
  • President, 2006 to 2007
  • Board of Trustees, 2003 to 2009

Ohio Jail Advisory Board

Member, 2014 to present

Findlay/Hancock County Bar Associations

Member, 1994 to present

Ohio State Bar Association

Member, 1993 to Present

American Bar Association

Member, 2013 to present