Steven K. Dankof at a glance
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Steven K. Dankof
Common Pleas Judge · Montgomery Co. Common Pleas Court
Biography
Professional career
- Steven K. Dankof is a General Division Judge of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas in Dayton, Ohio, appointed in 2010 and re‐elected in 2012, 2014, and 2020
Education
Additional information
- He was elected to the bench in 2012 and re‐elected in 2014 and 2020 Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.
- Appointed by then‐Governor Ted Strickland on December 30, 2010 to replace a retiring judge.
- JD (with Honors) — University of Texas at Austin School of Law, 1976; recipient of The Order of the Coif Before joining the judiciary, Dankof practiced civil and criminal litigation at Smith & Schnacke (1976–1989) and taught at Antioch University.
- He has also been active in professional organizations, including the Dayton Bar Association, Montgomery County Public Defender Commission, and the Carl D. Kessler Inn of Court
- He serves in Courtroom 4 on the third floor of the Montgomery County Courthouse Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.
- He is also the Men’s Achievement Recovery Court (MARC) Judge and a member of the court’s Probation, Pretrial & Investigative Services Committee Montgomery County Common Pleas Court
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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