Gary C. Bennett at a glance
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- Municipal Court Judge
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Gary C. Bennett
Municipal Court Judge · Elyria Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Elected judge of the Elyria Municipal Court in Ohio, serving since January 1, 2010, and currently through December 31, 2027
Education
Additional information
- Traffic Magistrate from 2005–2010
- Known for advancing court diversion programs for minor traffic, theft, underage consumption, and low-level drug paraphernalia cases.
- Prior judicial service: Ten years as an acting judge under Judges Locke Graves and Musson
- Judge Bennett presides over the Elyria Municipal Court, which handles misdemeanors, ordinance violations, traffic cases, small civil claims, and certain felony probable cause hearings in the cities of Elyria and North Ridgeville, plus several villages and townships.
- He also coordinated the Ohio Center for Law Related Education Mock Trial Competition and serves on the Education Committee of the Association of Municipal/County Judges of Ohio
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Statewide
Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance tells courts to include instructions for submitting exhibits or notifying the court of witnesses when remote-hearing information is sent to participants.
Instructions for submitting exhibits or notifying the court of witnesses.Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗
Statewide
Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance recommends advance ground rules for documents, exhibits, screen sharing, and pre-marking exhibits for remote hearings.
Documents: Share any documents/exhibits that will be reviewed in advance. Use the share screen function while documents are being discussed during the hearing. Request that the documents are pre-marked for exhibit purposes.Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗
Statewide
Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance states that litigants, attorneys, and the public should be instructed not to record the hearing.
The court should instruct the litigants, attorneys, and the public to not record the hearing.Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗
Sources
Identity source checked July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 27, 2026.
Ohio Judicial Conference Directory official judicial roster
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