Amy Corrigall Jones
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Juvenile Division) (Full term commencing 1-1-2027) · Summit County, Ohio · November 3, 2026
Also on the ballot: David Lombardi
Amy Corrigall Jones, a Democrat, is a former Summit County Common Pleas judge (2012-2022) now working as an Executive Liaison for Summit County, running for the open Juvenile Court judgeship being vacated by retiring Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio. She was rated "Excellent" by the Akron Bar Association and highlights the veterans' and recidivism-reduction courts she created on the bench.
What this office decides
The Juvenile Division judge hears delinquency cases against minors; abuse, neglect, and dependency cases; custody and support cases for children of unmarried parents; and requests to transfer some teens to adult court. Judges serve six-year terms and appear on the general-election ballot without party labels, though they are nominated in party primaries.
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Dossier
Researched 2026-09-23 · Claude Code research agent with web searchDonald Trump: nothing found. No search result mentioned Trump endorsing, criticizing, or commenting on this candidate; this is a nonpartisan-ballot local judicial race with no national coverage found.
Who they are
Democratic candidate for Summit County Juvenile Court judge, running against Republican David Lombardi for the seat held since 2003 by retiring Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio; she does not currently hold this seat (Summit County Juvenile Court). She was elected to the Summit County Common Pleas General Division in 2012, re-elected in 2018, served as Presiding Judge in 2016, and was Administrative Judge of the General Division 2017-2022 (campaign site). She now works as Executive Liaison for Summit County alongside the Sheriff's Office (campaign site). She holds a J.D. from the University of Akron (Akron Bar Association). The Akron Bar Association rated her "Excellent" (Akron Bar Association).
Positions
- Crime & policing: As a General Division judge she founded the Valor Veterans Court in 2013, diverting veterans to treatment instead of incarceration, and created the SCORR recidivism-reduction program in 2018 pairing behavioral-health treatment with job training; she says "community safety and restorative justice are not opposites — they work together" (campaign site).
- Party politics in courts and agencies: No public position found.
Record
Presided over the Common Pleas General Division 2012-2022; created the Valor Veterans Court (2013) and SCORR program (2018) (campaign site).
Money
No campaign finance filings or fundraising totals were found in the sources checked.
Recent news
- 2026-07-25: Campaign post on her run for Juvenile Court judge and Common Pleas record (campaign site).
- 2026 (May primary): Ran unopposed in the Democratic primary (Signal Akron).
- 2026: Akron Bar Association rated her "Excellent" (Akron Bar Association).
What we couldn't find
- No campaign finance figures or donor information.
- No independent news coverage addressing her opponent or a head-to-head contrast.