Beth W. Cappelli at a glance
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Beth W. Cappelli
Municipal Court Judge · Fairborn Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Judge Beth W. Cappelli has held the role of a judge of the Fairborn Municipal Court since January 1, 2008, and is currently a nonpartisan incumbent in the 2026–2031 term
Education
- a J.D. from The Ohio State University College of Law in 1992, where she received the American Jurisprudence Award in Ethics.
- She obtained a B.A. from Miami University in 1989
Additional information
- She has received multiple honors, including the Judicial Award from the Ohio Association of Magistrates, the Charles Christopher Award (2017) from the Mental Health and Recovery Board, and the President’s Eagle Award (2018) from the Association of Municipal/County Judges of Ohio.
- She was admitted to the Ohio bar in November 1992 and practiced law in Beavercreek, OH, before becoming a magistrate at Fairborn Municipal Court.
- Beth W. Cappelli was raised in Fairborn, Ohio, graduating valedictorian from Fairborn High School in 1985.
- Before becoming judge, Cappelli held the role of magistrate for 12 years.
- She is also admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- She currently chairs the Case Management Advisory Committee and serves on the Commission on Specialized Dockets for the Supreme Court of Ohio.
- She is a past president of the Association of Municipal/County Judges of Ohio
- She has also held roles on the Ohio Sentencing Commission, the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s LEADS steering committee, and the Judicial Officers and Organization Committee for the Ohio Judicial Conference.
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Statewide
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Sources
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