Kristin G. Farmer

Professional career

• Judge of the General Division of the Stark County Court of Common Pleas in Ohio, appointed in 2012 and currently serving a term through 2027
• Sheila Farmer, a retired Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals judge

Education

Additional information

• Also a candidate for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election for the General Division judgeship, with a term commencing January 1, 2027
• Judge Farmer presides over felony criminal cases and civil cases involving monetary disputes over $500 in the General Division of the Stark County Court of Common Pleas.
• She is active in the Stark County Bar Association, Ohio Bar Association, and Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association
• Judge Farmer is a faculty member of the Supreme Court of Ohio Judicial College, a member of the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Specialized Dockets, and chair of the Stark County Community Corrections Planning Board.
• She also serves as Administrative Judge for the court in certain years, Presiding Judge of the CHANCE Drug Court Program, and chairs the court’s security committee.