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# Joy Malek Oldfield

Summit Co. Common Pleas Court · Common Pleas Judge

## Profile

- Court: Summit Co. Common Pleas Court
- State: Ohio
- Role: Common Pleas Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### remote hearing exhibits

Scope: 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.

Evidence excerpt: Instructions for submitting exhibits or notifying the court of witnesses.

[Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### remote hearing ground rules

Scope: statewide

Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance recommends advance ground rules for documents, exhibits, screen sharing, and pre-marking exhibits for remote hearings.

Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### remote recording

Scope: statewide

Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance states that litigants, attorneys, and the public should be instructed not to record the hearing.

Evidence excerpt: The court should instruct the litigants, attorneys, and the public to not record the hearing.

[Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.ohiojudges.org/directory/ojc-directory/)
- [Official roster](https://www.ohiojudges.org/directory/ojc-directory/)
- [Ohio Judicial Conference Directory official judicial roster](https://www.ohiojudges.org/directory/ojc-directory/)
- [Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Administrative Judge (2022–2023) for the Summit County Common Pleas Court
- Joy Malek Oldfield is a judge in the General Division of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas in Ohio, elected in 2016, and is widely recognized for her leadership in treatment-focused justice and recovery programs
- Akron Municipal Court Judge (2011–2016), including Presiding Judge of the Akron Recovery Court (2013–2016)
- Private Practice — Associate at Scanlon & Gearinger Co. (1999–2006) and Partner at Hill Hardman Oldfield, LLC (2006–2010)
- Presiding Judge, Turning Point Program — Summit County’s only adult felony drug court, providing structured treatment, accountability, and recovery support

### Education



### Additional information

- Committed to the Cause of Justice Award (Mothers on a Mission Akron, 2020)
- Magistrate for Judge Elinore Marsh Stormer (2006–2010)
- Distinguished Service Award (Ohio Association for Justice, 2007)
- handling complex civil litigation and appeals
- General Division Judge — presides over felony criminal matters and civil disputes
- Active in community service, advisory boards, and public speaking, often highlighting the transformative power of recovery, faith, and community support