2011 Annual Report - Canton Municipal Court

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Table of Contents
™Letter to Canton City Council & The Stark County Board of Commissioners
™Community Service Department
Page 2
™Jury Management
™Jury Management
™Jurisdiction & Organization
Page 22
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™Judges of The Canton Municipal Court
Page 4 – 7
Page 20 – 21
™Administrative & Support Staff
Page 23 – 24
™Clerk of Court
™Combined Judges Report, Statistics & Analysis
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™Court Administrator
™Criminal/Traffic Division Financial Statement Page 9
™Magistrates
Page 10 ‐ 12
™Probation Department
Page 13 – 16
™Polaris Program
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™Bailiff’s Office
Page 18 ‐ 19
Page 30 – 33
™Civil Division Financial ™Ci
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™Court Contacts
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The Canton Municipal Court
JUDGES
Honorable Mary A. Falvey
Honorable Richard J. Kubilus
Honorable John A. Poulos
Honorable Stephen F
F. Belden
MAGISTRATES
Jeremy J. Foltz
Derek C. McClowry
COURT ADMINISTRATOR
Michael E.
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March 31, 2012
CANTON CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF CANTON, OHIO
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
STARK COUNTY, OHIO
Dear Council President, Honorable Members, and Honorable Commissioners;
On behalf of 2011 Presiding & Administrative Judge Stephen F. Belden, Honorable Mary A. Falvey
Honorable Richard J. Kubilus and Honorable John A. Poulos, I take this opportunity to present our Annual Report for 2011. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code, Section 1901.14(A)(4), the Court shall compile year‐end
compile year
end reports demonstrating the number of cases heard, decided and settled, as well as reports demonstrating the number of cases heard, decided and settled, as well as
data deemed necessary by the Supreme Court of Ohio.
Therefore, enclosed you will find the report of all criminal and civil cases assigned, reactivated and terminated as well as all trial activity. In addition, enclosed is the Clerk of Court Financial Statement for the criminal, civil and traffic divisions for 2011.
In closing, on behalf of the Judges of the Canton Municipal Court, I would like to thank you for your continued cooperation and support.
Respectfully,
Michael E. Kochera
Michael E. Kochera
Court Administrator
Jurisdiction & Organization
The Ohio Revised Code, Title 19, Chapter 1901 establishes and sets forth the authority and jurisdiction of the Canton Municipal Court.
jurisdiction of the Canton Municipal Court.
The Canton Municipal Court is a limited jurisdiction court of record which has jurisdiction over any violation of city ordinances; any State of Ohio statutory misdemeanor or traffic offense; and jurisdiction to preside over felony preliminary hearings for offenses committed within the geographic boundaries of the Court. Jurisdiction also includes civil matters where the dispute is $15,000 or less and for small claims when the claim is $3,000 or less.
The four elected Judges of the Court are elected to staggered six year terms on a non‐partisan ballot. A person seeking election or appointment to the Canton Municipal bench must be an attorney with at l
least six years experience in the practice of law. The i
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Governor of the State of Ohio makes appointments to fill vacancies on the Municipal Court bench that occur between elections.
The Canton Municipal Court district serves a The
Canton Municipal Court district serves a
population of more than 200,000 citizens of Central Stark County and hears more than 30,000 cases annually.
Judge Mary A. Falvey
Judge Mary A. Falvey
Judge Mary A. Falvey, , has served as a Canton Municipal Court Judge since January 1991. Prior to that, she was a law partner with the firm Schulman, Mestel, Falvey and Burick Co. L.P.A. in Canton, Ohio, a firm whose primary focus was civil litigation.
Judge Falvey graduated from Fairmont West High School in Kettering, Ohio. She earned her B.S.S.W. cum laude from the Ohio State University in 1973 She
laude from the Ohio State University in 1973. She received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Akron in 1979.
Judge Falvey has been active in many civic and charitable organizations. She has served as a member of Big Brothers Big Sisters Advisory Board from 1992 f Bi B h Bi Si
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through 2000. She has served as a member of the Junior League of Canton, Community Advisory Board. Judge Falvey has been the district coordinator for the Ohio Mock Trial program since 1994. Judge Falvey is one of two Judges presiding over the Mental Health C t d k t th
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Polaris Program.
Judge Falvey has served as a member of the University of Akron Law Alumni Association. She has also served as a member of the Stark County Community Corrections Planning Board and the Canton Municipal Court Domestic Violence Council. She is also a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Stark County Bar Association and the Municipal Court Judges Association.
Prior to becoming a lawyer, Judge Falvey worked as a social worker at Massillon State Hospital for six years.
Judge Richard J. Kubilus
Judge Richard J. Kubilus
Judge Richard J. Kubilus has served as a Canton Municipal Court Judge since January 1993. Prior to that time, he served as a law partner with p
Lesh, Casner & Miller Co. in private practice. In his private practice, he had fifteen years of trial experience involving commercial and civil litigation, real estate, business organization and family planning matters. He also served as a Plain Township Trustee from September 1990 through December 1992.
After graduating from Walsh Jesuit High School in Stow, Ohio, Judge Kubilus earned his BA cum laude
from the University of Akron in 1974. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Dayton his Juris
Doctorate from the University of Dayton
School of Law in 1978. He is married to his wife Linda, with one son Eric.
Judge Kubilus is active in many community and charitable organizations. He has served as a Board M b
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Canton Rotary Club and the Stark County Bar Association. He is a former group leader of the Boy Scouts Law Explorer Post, and has served as member of the Stark County Children Services Committee, the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Committee the United Way
Enshrinement Committee, the United Way Allocation Committee, St. Paul’s Church and the Unique Club. Judge Kubilus is a graduate of Leadership Stark County and a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Municipal Court Judges Association.
Judge John A. Poulos
Canton Municipal Court Judge John A. Poulos
Canton Municipal Court Judge John A. Poulos grew up in the southeast section of Canton, Ohio. He graduated from Hartford Grade School and Canton McKinley High School.
After graduating from high school, Judge Poulos
went to work in the factory at Diebold, Inc. on Mulberry Road Southeast. Judge Poulos was a former member of Boilermakers’ Local 1191. He was also able to work his way through college at
was also able to work his way through college at the University of Akron where he received both his undergraduate degree and Juris Doctorate.
Judge Poulos was elected to the Canton Municipal Court as Judge beginning January 1, 1994. Prior to that time, he was the Chief Prosecuting Attorney for the Canton Municipal Court District and a partner in the law firm of Kaschak and Poulos Co. L.P.A. Judge Poulos
successfully represented the cities of Canton, Louisville and North Canton and the Townships of Canton, Lake, Nimishillen, Osnaburg, Pike, Plain and Sandy in his thirteen year career as a Prosecuting Attorney. He now proudly serves as a judicial representative of the above districts..
Judge John A. Poulos is the Chairman of the Canton Municipal Court Domestic Violence Council, member of the Stark County Community Corrections Planning Board, Subcommittee on Community Service and the Chairman of the Stark County Bar Association, Municipal Courts Committee. He also serves as a board member of the Community Drop in Center and the Canton Police Advisory Board
Community Drop‐in Center and the Canton Police Advisory Board.
Judge John A. Poulos is a member of St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church, member of the Canton McKinley Alumni Association, a member of the City Fitness Club and a member of the Canton Ex‐Newsboys’ Association.
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Judge Stephen F. Belden
Judge Stephen F. Belden has been a Judge of the Canton Municipal Court since January 3, 1997. Prior to his service with the Court, he was a partner with
to his service with the Court, he was a partner with Vogelgesang, Howes, Lindamood & Brunn in Canton, specializing in civil litigation. From 1983 to 1987, Judge Belden was a partner with Belden, Fogel
& Kauser in Charleston, South Carolina.
Judge Belden, a Canton native, received his BA Judge
Belden a Canton native received his BA
summa cum laude from Marquette University in 1976 and his Juris Doctorate from Case Western Reserve University in 1979. He retired as a Commander in the Judge Advocate General Corps in the U.S. Naval Reserve serving on active duty from 1979 to 1983, mostly as a trial counsel (prosecutor) at the Naval Legal Service Office in Charleston, South Carolina. Judge Belden is licensed to practice law in Ohio and South Carolina, and their respective U.S. District and Circuit Court of Appeals. He is married to the former Kathleen Kerr, and the father of two children.
Judge Belden is one of two Judges presiding over the Mental Health Court docket through the Canton Municipal Court Polaris Program. Judge Belden is active in many civic and charitable organizations. He is presently the Chairman of the Board of the Canton Community Clinic and serves on the Board of Catholic Charities of Stark County; Judge Belden is the Past Chairman of the Mayor’ss Literacy Commission, Vice
Judge Belden is the Past Chairman of the Mayor
Literacy Commission, Vice‐Chair
Chair of of
the Seneca District of the Buckeye Council of the Boy Scouts of America and a Trustee of the Stark County Bluecoats, an organization that provides financial assistance to the families of law enforcement officers. He is also a member of the Canton Rotary Club, the Ohio Bar Association, the Stark County Bar Association, The Ohio Judicial Conference and the Ohio Association of Municipal Court Judges.
Clerk of Court
Phil G. Giavasis was appointed Clerk of the Canton Municipal Court in July of 2007, and was elected to the full term beginning in January 2008. He previously
full term beginning in January 2008. He previously served 15 years as Clerk of the Stark County Common Pleas Court. Phil is a 1980 graduate of McKinley Senior High school. He also graduated with a BA in Criminal Justice from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, and graduated in University of Pennsylvania and graduated in
2004 from the Institute of Court Management as Certified Court Manager. Phil G. Giavasis
Clerk of Court
Phil Giavasis led the initiative that resulted in the computer integration of the entire criminal justice system in Stark County. He organized and currently k
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chairs the Stark County Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) Steering Committee, a subcommittee of the Stark County Community Corrections Planning Board; the body that oversees the integrated system. The Stark County Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) was the first county‐wide integrated system in Ohio and was developed with a series of grant funds from the Office of Criminal Justice Services totaling over one million dollars. The CJIS system combines the criminal justice information of the
criminal justice information of the Canton, Massillon, and Alliance Municipal Courts with the Sheriff and Stark County Court of Common Pleas. The countywide central database is currently web accessible at www.starkcjis.org.
Court Administrator
Court Administrator
The Judges of the Court appoint a Court Administrator to manage and oversee the operations of the Court. The Court Administrator reports directly to the Judges of the Court and is responsible for the development
of the Court and is responsible for the development and implementation of all court programs, policies and procedures and the general supervision of the Court Magistrates, Staff Attorney, Probation
Department, Bailiff’s Office, Community Service Department, Jury Coordinator, Assignment Coordinator and related clerical, support and contract staff.
Other executive functions of the Court Administrator include: preparation and management of the annual court budget, personnel and human resource administration, legislative research and analysis, grant g
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management, contractual services, coordination of technology, procurement of equipment and supplies, facility management, review and analysis of statistical reports and departmental performance as well as liaison with local, county and state government, courts and the public.
Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor and Court Administrator Michael Kochera
Michael is the President‐Elect of the Ohio Association for Court Administration; a member of The Ohio Justice Alliance for Community Corrections, the National Association for Court Management, the American Probation & Parole Association and the Stark County Corrections Planning Board. Michael serves as Adjunct Faculty for the Judicial College of the Supreme Court of Ohio and is a graduate of the Court Management Program, class of 2009 through the Supreme Court of Ohio and the National Center for State Courts. Michael is the 2008 recipient of the Quest Criminal Justice Services Award for his outstanding contributions to the Stark County criminal justice system and in 2010 was awarded the inaugural Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer Memorial Scholarship presented by the Ohio Association for Court Administration. Memorial Scholarship
presented by the Ohio Association for Court Administration.
Michael is married to Rachel Kochera with a daughter Mallory and son Leo.
Court Magistrates
Magistrate Jeremy J. Foltz
Magistrate Jeremy J. Foltz has served the Canton Municipal Court since 2006. Magistrate Foltz graduated from Canton GlenOak High School and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bowling Green State University in 1996. He received his Juris
Doctorate from the University of Akron in 1999. Magistrate Foltz has been active in many civic and charitable organizations. He currently sits on the Board of Wishes Can Happen and is currently the Vice President of the Plain Local Schools Foundation.
President of the Plain Local Schools Foundation. Magistrate Foltz is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Stark County Bar Association and the Ohio Magistrate Association. A lifelong member of Trinity United Christian Church, Magistrate Foltz resides in Plain Township with his wife and two children
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Magistrate Derek C. McClowry has served the Canton Municipal Court since 2008. Magistrate g
McClowryy ggraduated from Alliance High School and went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree from Walsh University in 1996. He received his Juris
Doctorate from the University of Akron and was admitted to the practice of law in 2002. Magistrate McClowry is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association the Stark County Bar
State Bar Association, the Stark County Bar Association, the Ohio Magistrate Association and the Ohio Association for Court Administration. Magistrate McClowry also serves as Adjunct Faculty at Walsh University. Magistrate McClowry resides in the City of Canton with his wife and two children.
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Court Magistrates
The Canton Municipal Court Magistrates undertake specific judicial duties as prescribed by the Supreme Court of Ohio. Magistrates Jeremy J. Foltz and Derek C. McClowry preside over minor misdemeanor criminal and traffic cases; Forcible Entry & Detainer (eviction) cases; Damage Hearings; Contract cases; Bank/Wage Attachment Hearings and Small Claims cases. Magistrates also hold monthly Night
Attachment Hearings and Small Claims cases. Magistrates also hold monthly Night Court Sessions on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6:00 pm. All of these proceedings are docketed by a written report of the Magistrate stating their findings of fact and conclusions of law. These reports are then reviewed by a Judge of the Court who finalizes a Judgment Entry with the Judge’s approval and confirmation.
Staff Attorney
The Court’s Staff Attorney conducts legal research, prepares legal briefs and serves as legal advisor for the Judges, Magistrates and Court Administrator. The Staff Attorney also assists with legislative research and analysis.
Staff Attorney Andrea M. Scassa has served the Canton Municipal Court since May 2010. Prior to her appointment with the Court, Andrea served as an Assistant City Prosecutor with the City of Canton Prosecutors Office. Andrea graduated from Massillon W hi t Hi h S h l d
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Attorney Scassa is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Stark County Bar is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association the Stark County Bar
Association and the Ohio Magistrate Association. Staff Attorney Scassa is a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Andrea resides in Massillon with her fiance and two children.
Court Magistrates
Magistrate’s Statistics
Cases Heard
2011
2010
Criminal Minor Misdemeanors
208
291
Traffic Minor Misdemeanors
4,093
6,072
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Forcible Entry & Detainers
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Small Claims
1,411
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Contracts
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Other Civil Hearings, Bank/Wage Attachment Hearings, Damage Hearings
423
430
Total Cases Heard*
8,002
9,646
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Judith K. Lombardi
Traffic/Small Claims Court Bailiff
Behind the scene in the courtroom, the Magistrates depend on the Traffic/Small Claims Court Bailiff to ensure that the events that transpire within Court, do so as efficiently and effectively as possible. The /
Traffic/Small Claims Court Bailiff manages the daily docket for the Court Magistrate, prepares the necessary journal entries and orders, operates the court recording system and maintains the orderly flow of cases
the orderly flow of cases.
Court Expansion Project
Following more than a two year planning process, the Court and City of Canton broke ground in February 2011 with the Courtyard Expansion P j t Th
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Canton City Council and additional lobby seating.
Not only did the project come in under bid, but the $2.4 million dollar project was completed on time and under budget.
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Probation Department
Probation supervision has evolved tremendously since 1841, when a Boston shoe cobbler named John Augustus convinced a Boston Police Magistrate to release a drunkard into his custody rather than send him to prison.
Although the primary role of the Canton Municipal Court Probation Department continues to be the community control supervision of offenders and the enforcement of court orders, there are a myriad of other vital functions the Probation Department performs. Probation Officers conduct field contacts with offenders at their homes, places of employment and at counseling and other appointments in addition to seeing offenders as frequently as weekly in the office. Probation Officers also perform random drug and alcohol g
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investigations, supervise curfew compliance and oversee the collection and payment of restitution to crime victims.
However, the role of the Probation Department is not simply enforcement. Probation Officers also serve as advocates for offenders under supervision. Probation Officers assist offenders in accessing services in the community such as counseling services, employment
offenders in accessing services in the community such as counseling services, employment and vocational services, educational services, adequate housing and medical treatment services. All defendants sentenced to Community Control Supervision are assessed via an evidence based risk/needs assessment in order to determine the level and frequency of supervision and services they will receive Based upon the result of the risk/needs
and services they will receive. Based upon the result of the risk/needs assessment, defendants are classified as Low, Moderate, High or Intensive Supervision. The initial level of supervision determines how frequently a defendant is required to report to their Probation Officer, how frequently they will be drug tested and assists in determining other programmatic goals for the defendant. As a defendant demonstrates compliance with the Conditions of Probation and Orders of the Court, their level of supervision is revised down.
In an effort to further assist offenders recognize and change their poor decision‐making skills, the Probation Department incorporated a cognitive behavioral curriculum known as Thinking for a Change. This curriculum is a evidence‐based, best practice that addresses an offenders maladaptive decision making and offers pro‐social alternatives and solutions and increases the offenders’ awareness to themselves and others.
Probation Department
In October 2011, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction awarded the Canton Municipal Court, Intensive Supervision Probation Program the Cliff Skeen Award for excellence in Community Corrections. The Clifford Skeen Award is presented annually to a community corrections program in recognition of excellence in community corrections. The Clifford Skeen Award is a part of former Governor and current U.S. g
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Senator Voinovich’s commitment to enhancing the quality of community corrections programs in Ohio. The award, first presented in 1993, is given in honor of the late eight‐
term Ohio legislator who sponsored Ohio’s Community Correction Act.
Through effective risk assessment, supervision and use of evidence‐based practices, the Canton Municipal Intensive Supervision Probation Program reduced th
the number of high‐risk probation revocations by 42% over a two year period.
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ODR&C Assistant Director Stephen J. Huffman, ISP Probation Officer Jamey Sanders, Court Bailiff Bernard McLeroy, ISP Probation Officer Lauren Greenwell, Court Administrator Michael Kochera and ODR&C Director Gary C. Mohr
The Probation Department, Court and Community as a whole has a vested interest in assisting offenders in the rehabilitation process in order to prevent them from becoming re‐involved
offenders in the rehabilitation process in order to prevent them from becoming re
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the criminal justice system and consequently a further expense to the tax‐paying public. Helping to provide offenders the tools necessary to become productive members of the community is the cornerstone of successful Probation supervision and intervention.
Probation Department
Restitution
During 2011, the Municipal Court Probation Department collected a total of $75,668.34 restitution for victims of crime. Over the last ten years, the Municipal Probation Department has collected and distributed $1,167,630 in restitution to victims of crime. The Probation Department is $ ,
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Front: Probation Officer James Klemens, Probation Officer Mike Bajornas, Chief Probation Officer Natalie
Gelfo Michailides, ISP Probation Officer Jamey Sanders, Back: ISP Probation Officer Lauren
Greenwell Administrative Assistant Deborah Reichel,
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Reichel Probation Officer Kristen Kaplanis,
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Officer Stacy Mayle and Receptionist Wendy Filimonuk
Probation Department
Probation Case Activity by Year
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Community Control Supervision
Montiored Cases (Court-Ordered Counseling)
Restitution Investigations
Supervised Restitution
Expungement Investigations
Pre-Sentence Investigations
Electronically Monitored House Arrest
The Electronically Monitored House Arrest (EMHA) program utilizes an array of available technology to restrict an offender to the confines of his/her residence. The offender is outfitted with a tamper‐proof transmitter, typically in the form of an ankle bracelet, which transmits on a designated frequency that monitors the offenders whereabouts. The House A
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offender’s terms of confinement for counseling appointments, work privileges and other court approved obligations. The Court also utilizes Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) monitoring. GPS monitoring allows the House Arrest Officer to have real time access to an offender’s exact whereabouts via a network of global positioning satellites as opposed to simply knowing an offender is at their residence in the cases with conventional land‐line House Arrest. This added technology is especially beneficial in cases of domestic violence and sex offenses where the House Arrest Officer can ‘Geo‐Map’ areas where a victim resides and works in order to quickly detect and deter any potential contact between the offender and victim.
During 2011, 164 defendants were sentenced to 5,838 days of electrically monitored house arrest for an average of 36 days each.
Polaris Project
“A revolving door problem has developed in this country. Jails and prisons have become
the de facto mental health system of our day. We must reverse this trend.”
Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton, Supreme Court of Ohio
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cases of defendants with severe mental illness and/or co‐occurring disorders in order to decrease criminal recidivism, improve public safety and improve the defendant’s quality of life by stabilizing the defendant in the least restrictive environment. The Polaris Project is a voluntary program that emphasizes the early identification and intervention of a person whose symptoms of mental illness, history of treatment non‐compliance, and/or refusal to accept treatment results in a recurring pattern of misdemeanor offenses.
accept treatment results in a recurring pattern of misdemeanor offenses. Judge Mary A. Falvey and Judge Stephen F. Belden preside over the Polaris Project docket. The Polaris Project is a two year program of coordinated treatment and supervision intended to promote effective treatment as an alternative to incarceration. Through frequent judicial interaction and intervention , the Program assists defendants in recognizing, taking control managing and being accountable for their mental illness
control, managing and being accountable for their mental illness.
In addition to Judge Falvey and Judge Belden, The Polaris Project Team includes Probation Officer Stacy Mayle, Case Manager Jamon Thompson, Case Manager Supervisor Cristal Hiner
and Michelle Boone from The Mental Health & Recovery Services Board.
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Bailiff’s Office
The Bailiff’s Office is composed of three separate divisions; Judicial Bailiff division, Service Bailiff division and Court Security division.
The Judicial Bailiffs serve as personal Bailiff to each of the Court’s four Judges. Responsibilities of the Judicial Bailiffs include maintaining security in the courtroom, the orderly flow of cases on the daily f
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docket, completion of required case documentation, swearing in witnesses, handling and marking exhibits and the operation of the court recording devices.
Court Security Bailiffs Walter Campbell, Donavan Court
Security Bailiffs Walter Campbell Donavan
Davidson and Bernard McLeroy
In addition to operating the X‐ray screening device and magnetometer, the Court Security Bailiffs screen and search all visitors to the Court/City Hall respond to security situations within the
Hall, respond to security situations within the Court, assist in escorting prisoners and taking offenders into custody. Court Security Bailiff’s are also responsible for conducting the booking process on defendants appearing in Court. This process entails the i i C t Thi
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Security Bailiff fingerprinting defendants on an automated fingerprint identification system and transmitting the prints and other vital arrest information to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. During 2011, the Court Security Bailiff’s booked 631 defendants.
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Automated Fingerprint Identification System.
Each of the Court Security Bailiffs have completed the Bailiff Training Academy at the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy in London, Ohio and have been trained and certified in unarmed‐self defense tactics, firearms, first‐aid, CPR, use and deployment of oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray as well as emergency procedures and critical incident management. Bailiff’s Office
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vital and statutory services for the Court and the local criminal justice system. The Court utilizes two Deputy Bailiffs for the service of summons, subpoenas and other court papers to the general public
court papers to the general public. These official notices are served not only on behalf of the Court, but also for the City of Canton Law Department and Prosecutor’s Office. During 2011 th D
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Bailiff’s Office Statistics
Activity
Forcible Entry & Detainer
2011
2010
2,760
2,621
Judgment Debtor Exams
46
77
Show Cause, Summons, Fifteen Day Demands
957
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Executions
7
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Sales
1
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Alias Writs
893
904
Evictions
706
689
Subpoenas
9,463
9,354
Wage Attachment & Garnishments
4,514
4,273
19,367
18,758
Small Claims
Total Service
Deputy Bailiffs Gino Millin & Doug Gauze
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entry and take possession of the property on behalf of the property owners. During 2011, the Deputy Bailiffs conducted 706 Evictions.
Community Service Department
With jail bed space at a premium and reserved for serious and repeat offenders, the Community Service Department offers the Judges of the Court a community‐based sanction alternative to a jail sentence for non‐violent and first time offenders.
Community Service Director
The Canton Municipal Court Community Service Department operates under the philosophy that offenders performing volunteer work service within their community not only serves to repay a wrong or debt to the community, but allows the offender to have a personal investment in the end h ff d
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Lindsay Trent
The Community Service Department has developed relationships and inter‐agency agreements with several dozen charitable and non‐profit
agreements with several dozen charitable and non
profit organizations throughout Stark organizations throughout Stark
County as well as working relationships with various City Departments. The role of the Community Service Department is to screen and place offenders sentenced to community service into these sites to perform volunteer community work service. Offenders are supervised by Court Community Sanctions Supervisors or individual agency personnel or a combination of both while performing community work service.
During calendar year 2011, 2,080 offenders were sentenced to 91,917 hours of supervised Community Work Service and completed 72,614 hours or 79% of the hours sentenced. If not for the Community Work Service Program and had those 2,080 offenders been sentenced to jail, they would have accounted for a total of 245,440 jail bed days. Those 245,440 jail bed days at the Sheriff’s cost of $80 per day, per bed translates to a potential savings of $19,695,220. Based on the number of community service hours completed by offenders in 2011, when translated in terms of labor at minimum wage it represents a total of $559,128 of labor services provided to these agencies.
Community Service
The Community Service Department also operates its own Road Crew. Offenders sentenced to the Road Crew are directly supervised by the Community Sanctions Supervisors weekdays from 8:00 am to 4:00 p
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offenders perform litter control and other basic labor services as well as lawn maintenance and snow removal at various City properties and for the elderly and disabled within the Court’s jurisdiction.
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Community Sanctions Officer Agatha Johnson, Community Service Director Lindsay Trent and Community Sanctions Officer Nathan Diekmann
Each of the Community Service Road Crew Supervisors operates a 12 passenger van and equipment trailer that serves as their own self‐
contained clean‐up
contained, clean
up and maintenance shop. and maintenance shop
The Road Crew Supervisors work off of a daily schedule of lawn mowing, snow removal and clean‐ups for the City of Canton Code Enforcement and Health Department at locations in the community cited for Code Vi l ti
Violations. The Road Crew Staff supervises up Th R d C
St ff
i
to 12 offenders each for two 4 hour shifts daily.
Trash Collected (55 Gallon Bags)
1,230
Abandoned Tires Collected & Recycled
1,757
Lawns Mowed (For Elderly & Disabled Residents)
586
Driveways (Snow) Shoveled (For Elderly & Disabled Residents)
165
Nuisance Clean-Ups (For Canton Health Dept. & Code
E f
Enforcement)
t)
127
Total Debris Removed from Nuisance Clean-Ups
110,720 Lbs.
(55 Tons)
Community Service
During 2011, the Community Service Department joined the Ohio Department of Transportation Adopt a Highway Litter Control Program. The Community Service Department made a commitment to provide monthly litter control on a two mile stretch of Interstate 77 within the City of Canton.
The Community Service Department also volunteered to perform some much needed The
Community Service Department also volunteered to perform some much needed
grounds keeping for the Osnaburg Local Schools. The Community Service Department performed 384 man hours of weeding, trimming, mulching and mowing over a four day period during the Summer of 2011.
Osnaburg Schools BEFORE Community Service Project
Osnaburg Schools AFTER Community Service Project
The Canton Housing Task Force, which is comprised of the City Mayor’s Office, City Council, The Canton Health Department, Community Service Department, Street & Sanitation Department and Code Enforcement , is charged with the oversight and management of property nuisance complaints and abatements. During 2011, the H i T kF
Housing Task Force implemented a Citizen Response System that provides for more i l
t d Citi
R
S t
th t
id f
efficient assignment, tracking and resolution of citizen complaints.
Jury Management
Many of the 30,000 cases the Court hears each year have the potential to be decided by a jury trial. In preparation for that potential, the Jury Coordinator is charged with securing, scheduling and coordinating an ample jury pool. The Jury Coordinator obtains a random sample of registered voters that reside within the Court’ss jurisdiction from registered voters that reside within the Court
jurisdiction from
the Stark County Board of Elections each week in order to adequately schedule for Jury Duty. The Jury Coordinator then issues a Summons for the prospective juror to be “on‐call” for one week. The prospective juror is instructed to call the automated Jury Line or check the court’s website each night in order to determine if they need to appear. The Court sincerely appreciates the jurors appearance for this civic obligation and without their commitment and participation in the process, the justice system as we know could not exist. Danielle Briggs
Jury Coordinator
Trial Activity by Year
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
290
217
215
161
121
35
57
2
2011
126
103
23
3
2010
218
208
70
18 3
19
2009
2008
0
Total Trials
Criminal Jury Trials
Civil Jury Trials
Criminal Trials to Court
Civil Trials to Court
127
113
76
66
24
1
2007
Administration Assistant
Julie Greco
The Court Administrative Assistant provides clerical and administrative support to the Court Administrator and works together in nearly all aspects of the Court’s work. The Court Administrative Assistant is responsible for the County and City payroll systems, serves as purchasing agent for the Court, maintains all service agreements and contracts for the Court, serves as liaison with the City and County Auditor’s Offices and the Stark County Law Library, as well as assists the Court Administrator in all Human Resource matters.
Human Resource matters. Administrative Assistant
Court Information
Rarely is there a busier place in the Court than the C tI f
Court Information Office. Besides directing the ti Offi
B id di ti th
daily court traffic to their intended destinations, the Bailiff Clerk for Court Information serves as the interface between the Court and Bureau of Motor Vehicles and processes all applications for Limited/Occupational Driving Privileges for defendants with suspended drivers licenses. During 2011 the Bailiff Clerk processed 1,342 applications for Occupational Driving Privileges.
Pamela Purses
Pamela Purses
Bailiff Clerk
The Supporting Cast
Behind the courtroom scene, each Judge depends on their own highly trained personal staff to ensure that the events that transpire within Court, do so as efficiently and effectively as possible. These employees manage the daily docket for the Judge, prepare the necessary journal entries and orders, conduct legal research and maintain the orderly flow of cases.
Judge Falvey’s Staff
Judicial Administrative Assistant Dori Christ & Chief Deputy Bailiff Beulah Wesley
Judge Poulos’ Staff
Judicial Administrative Assistant Eileen Shetler & Judicial Bailiff Denise Cline
Judge Kubilus’ Staff
Judicial Bailiff Jack Jones & Judicial Administrative Assistant Victoria Hess Judge Belden’s Staff
Judicial Administrative Assistant Beth Wensel
2011 Case Assignment & Terminations
1,200
,
1,154
1 085
1,085
1,146
1 087
1,087
1,143
1,098
,
1,192
1,089
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
167
151
54
45
4
Judge Falvey
167
155
4
Judge Kubilus
170
165
50
183
165
68
5
0
Judge Poulos
Judge Belden
Criminal Cases Assigned (4,359)
Civil Cases Assigned (636)
Criminal Cases Reactivated (217)
C i i lC
R
i
d (217)
Civil Cases Reactivated (13)
Ci il C
R
i
d (13)
Criminal Cases Terminated (4,635)
Civil Cases Terminated (687)
2011 Case Clearance Rate
2011 Case Clearance Rate
101 7%
101.7%
2011 Cases Beyond Time Guidelines
0 2011 Case Activity
2011 Case Activity
The Canton Municipal Court serves more than 200,000 residents of central Stark County. The following charts and graphs illustrate the types and numbers of cases filed in the Canton Municipal Court during 2011.
30,649 cases were filed during 2011.
Filings for 2011
Traffic Cases (9,974)
Civil Cases (8,616)
22%
17%
Criminal Cases (5,370)
33%
28%
T ffi Vi
Traffic
Violation
l ti B
Bureau (6
(6,689)
689)
Case Comparison by Year
50,000
40,000
30,000
39 547
39,547
30,649
35,205
36,014
34,457
20,000
10 000
10,000
0
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
Total Cases
Traffic Cases
Civil Cases
Criminal Misdemeanor Cases
Criminal Felony Cases
2011 Case Activity
2011 Case Activity
2011 Filings by Jurisdiction
2011 Filings by Jurisdiction
20,000
18,000
16 000
16,000
14,000
12,000
10,831 10,000
8,000
6 000
6,000
4,000
4,938 2,763 1,933 2,000
468 -
432 273 161 133
133 Criminal & Traffic Filings
City of Canton
Ohio Highway Patrol
Stark County Sheriff's Office
Plain Twp. (SCSO)
North Canton
Uniontown
Louisville
Hartville
Sandy Twp.
*Other jurisdictions with less than 125 filings
*Other
jurisdictions with less than 125 filings
East Canton‐103, Waynesburg‐77, Magnolia‐69, East Sparta‐47, Ohio Liquor Control‐24
Case Comparisons
Felony Charges
969
1000
818
800
693
600
400
200
625
503
403
423
310
267
703
387
311
162
152
137
631
394
357
249
150
846
774
662
265
155
0
2011
Felony 1
2010
Felony 2
2009
Felony 3
2008
Felony 4 2007
Felony 5
Misdemeanor Charges
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2 000
2,000
1,000
-
6,470
6,470 4,740 4,336 4,570 4,081 1 281
1,281 665 78 1 623
1,623 691 128 1 376
1,376 716 142 1,727
1,727 773 150 1 414
1,414 673 122 2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
Misdemeanor 1 Misdemeanor 2 Misdemeanor 3 Misdemeanor 4
Minor Misdemeanors Booked
Waiverable Minor Misdemeanors Booked
Un Classified Misdemeanors Booked
Un‐Classified Misdemeanors Booked
Contempt of Court
2011
2010
10,884
7,155
1 483
1,483
10
16,160
10,247
1 953
1,953
12
2011 Criminal & Traffic Division Receipts
Balance on Hand - 12/31/10
$37,467.00
State Expungement Cases
Natural Resources
Refunds
Mayor's Courts
State Highway Patrol - Forfeiture
State Cases - Forfeitures
City Cases - Forfeitures
County Expungement Cases
State Rep/Victims of Crime
DB of Pharmacy/Mandatory Drug Violations
Sheriff of Stark County - Sheriff Fees
Indigent Defense/Public Defenders Fund
Advanced Reparations & Defender Fund
Seatbelt Violations
Restitution/Probation
CP Costs - Stark County Clerk of Court
House Arrest and Detention
Board of Health
Municipal Probation Service
Child Restraint/Safety
Overages
Advance Deposits
Alcohol Monitoring
Bonds
Bond Fee
City Fines
City Costs
Convenience Fee
Capital Improvement/Special Project Fee
Crime Lab Costs
Collections - Capital Recovery Systems/CBSC
Capital Recovery Systems NSF
Guardian Interlock
GPS Costs
State Highway Patrol - Fines
Indigent Fee
BMV Fee
Legal Research
M i Vi
Moving
Violations
l ti
Sheriff's Receiving/Discharge Fee
State Cases - Fines
State Costs
Telecomputer Business Service - Collections
Tech Fees
Liquor Law Violations
Witness Fees
NSF's
NSF
s Uncollectible (C2)
Stark County Treasurer - Commissioner Fund
SUBTOTALRECEIPTS
TOTAL RECEIPTS AND BALANCE FORWARD
$3,900.00
$200.00
$8,926.22
$3,282.00
$0.00
$0 00
$0.00
$0.50
$2,500.00
$152,431.32
$10,935.06
$14,031.29
$348,932.04
$1,502.00
$62,139.93
$75,668.34
$4,579.07
$21,361.50
$1,040.00
$221,542.87
$2,677.00
$182.14
$320.00
$5.00
$209,574.04
$27,935.44
$161,929.91
$1,586,998.66
$29,508.00
$186,158.33
$0.00
$56,936.61
$0.00
$190.00
$0.00
$263,373.79
$1,548.90
$1,332.80
$121.10
$148 424 06
$148,424.06
$20,453.14
$391,738.26
$55.00
$31,405.14
$182,248.24
$2,487.00
$1,197.00
$0 00
$0.00
$0.00
$4,239,771.70
$4,277,238.70
2011 Criminal/Traffic Division Disbursements
TREASURER, STATE OF OHIO
50% State Highway Patrol Fines
92171.90
50% Highway Forfeitures
0.00
Victims of Crime/State Reparations
152431.32
General Revenue
348932.04
1/2 Liquor Law Violations
1243.50
Child Restraint/Safety
2677.00
State Expungement Cases
3900.00
Indigent Defense
23386.00
Indigent Defense
25336.28
Indigent Defense Support Fund
126160.52
Seatbelt Violations
62139.93
Bond Fee
27935.44
Law Enforcement Education Fund
9166.80
TREASURER, CITY OF CANTON,
OHIO
YTD
40% State Highway Patrol Fines
74034.86
40% Highway Forfeitures (M07)
0.00
City Forfeitures
0.50
Cash Recieipt Overage
City Cases - Costs
Less: Law Library
City Cases - Fines
Less: Law Library
Convenience Fee
GPS Costs
Legal Research
0.00
Capital Improvement/Special Project Fee
Municipal Probation Service
221542.87
Computer Fees
182248.24
121.10
186158.33
Ingnition Interlock
13782.99
Ingnition Interlock
12150.00
Alcohol Monitoring Fund
Guardian Interlock
10% State Highway Patrol Fines
0.00
905.21
Guardian Interlock
Indigent Drivers Treatment Fund
YTD
29508.00
9845.25
0.00
TREASURER, STARK
COUNTY, OHIO
(8849.90)
Indigent Driver Alcohol Treatment C1
5.00
876818.53
158071.82
Indigent Driver Alcohol Treatment HP
Alcohol Monitoring
HP Forfeitures Law Enforc Educ
Fund HP
SUB TOTAL
(482.88)
10717.50
0.00
1332.80
1587053.66
Indigent Driver Alcohol Treatment S1
Drug Law Enforcement Fund
BMV Fee
307.14
0.00
190.00
22263.54
Prisoner Treatment Fund S1
3107.84
18467.45
Prisoner Treatment Fund HP
6770.26
10% Forfeitures (M07)
0.00
Prisoner Treatment Fund C1
136.00
State Cases - Forfeitures
0.00
State Cases - Fines
262547.61
Indigent Fee
1548.90
Witness Fees
1197.00
1/2 Liquor Law Violations
1243.50
House Arrest and Detention
Expungement
21361.50
2500.00
DUI Prisoner Housing S1
16982 35
16982.35
DUI Prisoner Housing HP
13772.00
DUI Prisoner Housing C1
1972.38
Commissioners Fund
SUB TOTAL
0.00
341592.69
SUB TOTAL
2509582.33
2011 Criminal/Traffic Division Disbursements
MAYOR'S COURT
DISTRIBUTION
Village of Waynesburg
Village of East Canton
City of North Canton
g of Magnolia
g
Village
Village of East Sparta
Village of Hartville
City of Louisville
Sandy Township
SUB TOTAL
BOARD OF PHARMACY
MANDATORY
DRUG VIOLATION
DISTRIBUTION
Ohio Board of Pharmacy
City of Canton Police Department
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Stark County Sheriff
Township of Lake paid to
Uniontown PD
City of North Canton
Village of East Canton
Township of Plain paid to Stark
County Sheriff
City of Louisville
Liquor Board of Pharmacy
Village of Magnolia (Sandy) (East
Sparta)
Village of Waynesburg
Village of Hartville Police
Department
SUB TOTAL
TOWNSHIP DISTRIBUTION
(4511/4513)
350.00
460.00
499.00
582.00
851.00
515.00
25.00
0.00
3,282.00
Plain Township
Lake Township
Sandy Township
p
Pike Township
Stark County Law Library
20,371.50
5,329.65
1,600.00
57.50
27,358.65
SUB TOTAL
54,717.30
LAW ENFORCEMENT
YTD
EDUCATION FUND
DISTRIBUTION
YTD
2,863.06
4,058.00
1,763.00
555.00
351.00
830.00
0.00
65.00
150.00
75.00
0.00
75.00
150.00
10,935.06
Canton Police Department (S1)
Canton Police Department (C1)
Village of East Sparta (S1) paid to
Magnolia Police Department
E t Canton
East
C t Police
P li Department
D
t
t
(S1)
Waynesburg Police Department
(S1)
Hartville Police Department
Louisville Police Department (S1)
North Canton Police Department
(S1)
Stark County Sheriff (S1)
Plain Township (S1) paid to Stark
County Sheriff
Lake Township (S1) paid to Uniontown
Police Department
Sandy Township (S1) paid to Magnolia
Police Department
Pike Township (S1) paid to Stark
County Sheriff
SUB TOTAL
1,313.00
870.50
110.00
318.00
339.00
258.00
1,246.00
1,490.40
1,288.40
951.86
755.00
60.00
0.00
9,000.16
2011 Criminal/Traffic Division Disbursements
OTHER
DISBURSEMENTS
Advanced Reparations & Public
Defender Fund
Board of Health City of Canton
(M31)
Board of Health Stark County
(M31)
Capital Recovery Systems
SUMMARY OF
DISBURSEMENTS
YTD
5,471.00
876 818 53
876,818.53
Treasurer, Stark County, Ohio
341,592.69
Treasurer, City of Canton, Ohio
291.00
749.00
26,822.81
Credit Bureau of Stark County Inc
30,113.80
Department of Natural Resources
Sheriff Fees
200.00
14,031.29
Sheriff's Receiving/Discharge Fee
Telecomputer Business Service
Stark County Law Library
Stark County Law Library
CP Costs - Stark County Clerk of
Court
Cash Bonds
Advanced Deposits
Refunds
Restitution/Probation
20,453.14
31,405.14
8,849.90
482.88
4,579.07
206,883.04
942.00
8,886.22
75 584 84
75,584.84
SUB TOTAL OTHER
DISBURSEMENTS
435,745.13
YTD
Treasurer State of Ohio
Treasurer,
Mayor's Court
2,509,582.33
3,282.00
Ohio Board of Pharmacy Distribution
10,935.06
Township
p Distribution
54,717.30
,
Law Enforcement Education Fund
Other Disbursements
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS
Current Criminal Cash Balance on
Hand
9,000.16
435,745.13
4,241,673.20
35,565.50
2011 Civil Division Receipts
Previous Balance on Hand 12/31/10
36,958.05
Garnishment Fee
Excess Costs
Advanced Court Costs
Jury Demand
Sheriff Fees
Towing and Storage
Bonds
Motions
Money Released to Defendant
Legal Aid
Set Up Cash Drawer
Overage
Advertising
Appraisers
Bankruptcy
City Costs
Convenience Fees
Court Fees
Capital Improvement
Full Claim
Judgment Administrative Fee
Judgments
Marriage Fees
Pre-Paid
Rec/Dis Fees
Rent Escrow
Computer Fees
Unredeemed Checks
Witness Fees
Eviction Deposit
Other
Unreconciled Amount
SUBTOTAL RECEIPTS
1,544.00
5,885.68
-4,849.74
3 500 00
3,500.00
809.91
0.00
0.00
0.00
79,148.78
186,918.65
0.00
0 00
0.00
0.00
0.00
20,644.26
0.00
1,264.00
826,093.73
114,794.79
0.00
29,972.89
2,976,508.16
4,875.00
96.00
0.00
36,386.00
99,317.93
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
4,382,910.04
TOTAL RECEIPTS AND BALANCE
FORWARD
4,419,868.09
Advanced Court Costs
Advertising
Appraisers
Bankruptcy
Bonds
Capital Improvement
Computer Fees
City Costs
Convenience Fees
Court Fees
Reimbursements From Court Fees
Excess Costs
Full Claims
Garnishment Fees
Judgments
Judgment Administrative Fee
Jury Demand
Legal Aid
Legal Aid (1%)
Marriage Fees
Money Released to Defendant
Motions
Overage
Pre-Paid
Rec/Dis Fees
Rent Escrow
Sheriff Fees
Towing and Storage
Unredeemed checks
Witness Fees
Other/NSF Recovery
Unreconciled Amount
SUBTOTAL DISBURSEMENTS
$836.00
$0.00
$0.00
$21,071.66
$0.00
$114,794.79
$99 317 93
$99,317.93
$0.00
$1,264.00
$826,092.73
$0.00
$5,608.59
$0.00
$1,542.00
$2 942 721 96
$2,942,721.96
$29,972.89
$3,700.00
$185,049.46
$1,869.19
$4,875.00
$76,597.39
$0.00
$0 00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$35,299.00
$772.60
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$4,351,385.19
CIVIL CURRENT BALANCE ON
HAND
$68,482.90
The Canton Municipal Court
C t City
Canton
Cit Hall
H ll * 218 Cleveland
Cl l d Avenue,
A
South
S th * Canton,
C t
Ohio
Ohi 44702
JUDGES
Honorable Mary A. Falvey
Honorable Richard J. Kubilus
Honorable John A. Poulos
Honorable Stephen F. Belden
330.438.4205
330.438.4203
330.438.4202
330.438.4226
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
MAGISTRATES
Jeremy J. Foltz
Derek C. McClowry
330.438.4218
330.438.4216
FAX: 330.489.3269
[email protected]
330.438.4231
[email protected]
330.438.4209
[email protected]
330.438.4210
[email protected]
COURT ADMINISTRATOR
Michael E. Kochera
STAFF ATTORNEY
Andrea Scassa
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Julie A. Greco
COMMUNITY SERVICE DIRECTOR
Lindsay A. Trent
330.438.4214
[email protected]
330.438.4227
[email protected]
330.438.4200
[email protected]
330.489.3203
[email protected]
330.489.3203
[email protected]
330.438.4232
[email protected]
@
g
330.438.4254
[email protected]
330.489.3207
[email protected]
330.489.3203
[email protected]
CHIEF OF PROBATION
Natalie Gelfo Michailides
COURT INFORMATION WINDOW
Pamela Purses
CLERK OF COURT
Phil G. Giavasis
CHIEF DEPUTY
Randy Gonzalez
FISCAL CONTROL OFFICER
Patrick De’Orio
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Emma George
CRIMINAL DIVISION
Paula George
CIVIL DIVISION
Lydia Lewers
www.cantoncourt.org