Judge Timothy A. Williams as the Probate Judge also serves as the Judge of the Juvenile division for Washington County.

Mark Kerenyi serves as the full time Magistrate for the Juvenile Court. He was appointed by Judge Williams on March 1, 2004 to help handle the caseload of the Court. Magistrate Kerenyi is a 1990 graduate of Cleveland Marshall College of Law. He was in the private practice of law from 1996 to 1998. From 1998 to 2004 he served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Washington County prior to joining the Court.

Together, the Judge and Magistrate hear the following types of cases: abused, neglected, dependent, unruly and delinquent children, juvenile traffic offenders, custody, visitation, parentage, child support actions and cases charging adults with contributing to the delinquency or unruliness of children.

To monitor the behavior of the children that the Judge and Magistrate place on probation, the court has a juvenile probation staff consisting of five (5) fulltime probation officers.

The Court also operates the Washington County Juvenile Center, a residential treatment and rehabilitation program for boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 18 which lasts an average of six months. The Center can accommodate 25 children in the program.

The day-to-day operation of the Court and Juvenile Center, including supervision of all employees, is managed by Court Administrator, Rae A. Ward. If you have questions or concerns about the operation of the Court or the Center, please contact Ms. Ward at (740)373-6623 Ext. 252.

• Probation Department
• Victim Assistance
• Juvenile Center
• History of Juvenile Complaints
• 2007 Annual Report
  
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