Judge George Leach

Judge George W. Leach was elected to the bench in 2020 for a full term beginning January 2021. Prior to being elected to the bench, Judge Leach has also worked as private and court appointed counsel representing adults, minors, and parents in criminal and juvenile and family matters since 2001.

Even before being elected Judge, he worked with Judges and Magistrates to promote artwork in courtrooms and court buildings. Judge Leach served as President Emeritus of the Ohio Art League, an organization that encourages and cultivates artistic talent in the Ohio arts community. Judge Leach also helped to launch the Juvenile Auto Theft Diversion Program, a program to help divert first-time, nonviolent offenders away from repeat offenses and into community involvement. This pilot program has been used as a framework to build the coming felony diversion program. He is on the advisory board for Pathways Programs, a program to help individuals recently released from incarceration reintegrate to society, with additional support for mental health issues or substance abuse disorders. Judge Leach continues to be deeply involved in his community.

Zoom Guideline for Courtroom 61

For all Zoom hearings, please be aware of the Courtroom Rules:

1. All request for Zoom hearings must be made at least seven (7) days prior to date of the hearing.

2. While you wait for your Zoom hearing, kindly be patient.

3. If we are unable to attend to your hearing after 15 minutes, please email Zozan Haji, Bonnie Vangeloff, and/or Alexis Olvera to find out when your case will be heard. We frequently are in ongoing hearing in the courtroom which prevents us from attending to zoom hearings immediately.

4. Any person joining a Zoom hearing must have their “Display Name” as their own name. Anyone with generic names such as “Samsung” or “IPhone” will not be admitted until their display names are changed to their personal names.

5. All attorneys joining a Zoom hearing must have “Attorney,” “Atty,” “Esq.,” or something similar contained within their “Display Name.”

Continuance Request Guidelines for Courtroom 61

For all continuance requests, please reach out to the Courtroom as far in advance as possible.

1. All continuance requests must be made in writing, either with a continuance form or by email.

2. To request a continuance by email, please reach out to our bailiff, Zozan Haji, at zozan_haji@fccourts.org

3. If emailing to request a continuance, please copy all parties on the case.

4. Please note that a continuance request may be denied.”