David Lombardi

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: Amy Corrigall Jones

David Lombardi, a Republican, is a Summit County Domestic Relations Court magistrate and former Akron Municipal Court judge running for the open Juvenile Court judgeship being vacated by retiring Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio. He did not answer Signal Akron's candidate questionnaire but was rated "Good" by the Akron Bar Association.

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

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Donald 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

Republican candidate for Summit County Juvenile Court judge, running against Democrat Amy Corrigall Jones for the seat held since 2003 by retiring Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio; neither candidate holds this seat now (Summit County Juvenile Court). Lombardi is currently a magistrate in the Summit County Domestic Relations Court, a post he's held over five years, after serving as an Akron Municipal Court judge, appointed by Gov. John Kasich in April 2015 (campaign site; Akron Legal News). Before that he was a criminal-defense attorney for over two decades at Lombardi, George & James, Ltd. (Akron Legal News). He holds a J.D. from the University of Akron (Akron Legal News). The Akron Bar Association rated him "Good" (Akron Bar Association).

Positions

Crime & policing: Says he "believes accountability and rehabilitation should go hand in hand" for young people, weighing consequences against letting them "learn from their mistakes while protecting the safety of the community" (campaign site).
Party politics in courts and agencies: No public position found.

Record

No opinions or rulings from his Akron Municipal Court tenure or current magistrate work were found in available sources (Akron Legal News).

Money

No campaign finance filings or fundraising totals were found in the sources checked.

What we couldn't find

Did not answer Signal Akron's candidate questionnaire (Signal Akron).
No campaign finance figures; no source confirms exactly when he left the Akron Municipal Court bench.

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