George McCarthy
Common Pleas Judge @Franklin County Court Of Common Pleas
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WORK HISTORY
Common Pleas Judge @Franklin County Court Of Common Pleas
Judge McCarthy presides over criminal and civil trials, conduct hearings, hold conferences and attend to other matters that affect the administration of justice.
EDUCATION
Ohio Northern University—Claude W. Pettit College of Law
J.D., Law
SKILLS
ABOUT GEORGE MCCARTHY
Senior Judge of Athens County Common Pleas Court, Athens, Ohio. Appointed in 2013. Elected 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2021. Creator and Presiding Judge of Athens Veterans Treatment Court - certified by the Ohio Supreme Court as a specialized docket court three times since 2016. Partner/Litigator - Mollica, Gall, Sloan, Sillery, & McCarthy Co, the largest law firm in Athens County (2002-13)Athens City Attorney and Prosecutor - Athens, OH handling criminal prosecutions + representation of City in civil cases (19••••02) Meigs County Prosecutor\'s Office - Asst. County Prosecutor - Represented state in criminal felony, misdemeanor and juvenile courts plus townships and elected officials in civil actions. Prosecuted capital murder, sexual assaults, robbery, B&E, drug, assaults, grand theft, OVI, racketeering cases. Licensed in the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Federal Dist. Court (So.), U.S. 6th Cir. Court of Appeals and all Ohio Courts.Ohio State Bar Foundation Life FellowFormer President Athens County Bar AssociationChair - Athens County Domestic Violence Task Force 20••••12 and current memberParalegal Instructor 19••••03Author: “The Court Case Companion” for trial attorneys;\"Paralegal Boot Camp\";\"A Basic Guide for Paralegals\" and of Ohio’s “The Prosecutor’s Bulletin,” a statewide newsletter (19••••02)Completed National Law Institute Legal Program, Quantico, VAHandled thousands of cases as prosecutor over a decade in an office that had cases a year Co-founder - Prosecutor\'s Section of the Ohio Municipal Attorneys AssociationPresented on issues including domestic violence, protection orders, stalking, internet crime, driving under the influence, obscenity law, search & seizure. Volunteer: Firefighter (1995-Present), Athens Sandlot Baseball/Softball (2003-Present), Athens Veterans Banner Project Co-Founder (2016-Present), Athens Area Stand Down Event Co-Founder & President (2016-Present), Opiates Task Force, Ohio District Kiwanis Foundation (ODKF) Board (20••••22), ODKF Safe and Healthy Kids Committee (Chair 20••••22), Kiwanis Division 9 Lt. Governor (20••••19), Kiwanis Club of Athens President 20••••22, Ohio Patriot Guard Rider (2016-Present), Starbrick Music Festival Charity Benefit Committee (2023-Present), The TBI Foundation (2023-Present), Boots on the Trail Board (2024)Ohio Judicial Conference - Criminal Law/Procedure Committee (2017-Present), & Court Technology Committee (Co-Chair, 2017-Present)Ohio Supreme Court - Specialized Dockets Committee & Felony Uniform Sentencing Committee
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