Jennifer Petrella

Professional career

• 2015–Present: Montgomery County Domestic Relations Court — Court Administrator, part-time magistrate, and judge
• Jennifer A. Petrella serves as a Judge of the Montgomery County Domestic Relations Court and was appointed by Governor Mike Dewine on June 3, 2024, following her victory in the March 2024 primary
• Judge Jennifer A. Petrella is a Montgomery County, Ohio Domestic Relations Court judge, appointed in June 2024 after winning the 2024 primary, and is also an adjunct professor at the University of Dayton School of Law

Education

Additional information

• She has also held the role of Certified Court Manager by the National Center for State Courts and is active in multiple judicial and community organizations
• She succeeds Judge Denise L. Cross, who stepped down early.
• She has stated that serving on the bench is “a true honor” and that she dedicates herself daily to providing justice to the best of her abilities
• Petrella is a member of the Supreme Court of Ohio’s Education Committee and Time Guidelines Workgroup, trustee of the Montgomery County Juvenile Court Foundation, and active in the Dayton Bar Association and Ohio State Bar Association