Governor DeWine appoints Linger to Columbiana County Municipal Court
Kelly Linger. (Submitted photo)
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Friday announced the appointment of Kelly Linger to the Columbiana County Municipal Court.
Linger, of East Liverpool, will assume office July 23, 2024, and will be taking the seat formerly held by Judge Katelyn Dickey, who resigned upon being appointed to the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals. She will serve the remainder of the unfinished term and will need to run for election in November 2025 to retain the seat.
Linger began her law career as an associate attorney for the law firm of Mark J. Obral and Associates in 2006. In 2008, she became an attorney for the Columbiana County Criminal Defense League, Inc. She became president of the not-for-profit corporation, Columbiana County Defense League, from 2018 to 2021.
From 2014 to 2016, she served as the assistant law director and prosecutor for the village of Wellsville. From 2018 to 2019, she served as acting judge of the East Liverpool Municipal Court before it was absorbed into the Columbiana County Municipal Court.
From 2007 to 2022, Linger owned a general practice law firm focusing on criminal defense, family law, custody disputes, and estate planning. Since 2021, She has served as an assistant prosecuting attorney for Columbiana County.
In 2001, Linger graduated from Kent State University with a bachelor's degree in psychology. She received her juris doctor from Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 2006.
Linger serves on the board of directors of the Columbiana County Memorial Park and is a member of the Columbiana County Bar Association.
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