Karen K. Connelly at a glance
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Karen K. Connelly
Biography
Professional career
- The elected Judge of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division in Toledo, Ohio, serving since January 3, 2025, with a term ending January 2, 2031
Education
Additional information
- Connelly won the November 5, 2024 general election for the open Domestic Relations Judge seat, receiving all votes cast in the nonpartisan race.
- She is active in the Toledo Bar Association (Domestic Relations Committee Chair 2020–2022), Lucas County Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, and Ohio Association of Magistrates
- Judge Connelly presides over thousands of family law cases annually, including divorce, dissolution, annulment, legal separation, child custody, parenting time, visitation, child support, property division, spousal support, contempt, and domestic/dating violence protection orders.
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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