Gerald Parker at a glance
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- Common Pleas Judge
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Gerald Parker
Common Pleas Judge · Montgomery Co. Common Pleas Court
Biography
Professional career
- He previously held the role of a juvenile magistrate for Montgomery County Juvenile Court in 2016 and worked as an Assistant Montgomery County Prosecuting Attorney from 2007 to 2011, focusing primarily on felony cases.
Education
- B.A. from Georgetown College in Kentucky in 2004 and his J.D. from Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University in 2007
Additional information
- Elected to the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court, General Division, in November 2018 and took office in January 2019.
- In 2012, he joined the civil litigation team at the Dayton law firm Dyer, Garofalo Mann and Schultz
- Notable for being Montgomery County’s first African-American male elected to the Common Pleas Court, General Division, marking a significant milestone in the county’s judicial history
- Judge Parker serves as Chair of the Court’s Probation Services Committee and is a member of the Dayton and Ohio State Bar Associations, the Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association, and the Ohio Black Judges Association.
- He is actively involved in the community, serving as Board President for Building Bridges, Inc., and on the board of the Salvation Army.
- He has received recognition such as Dayton’s Top 10 African-American Male Award and WHIO Channel 7’s Making a Difference Award.
- He frequently volunteers at churches, schools, and community organizations
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
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Ohio Judicial Conference Directory official judicial roster
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