Women rule in local courts, hold majority of elected judgeships in county

Women are underrepresented among Summit County’s mayors and on city councils compared to the 51 percent they claim of the county’s population. That’s not the case, however, when it comes to the bench. There, girls rule.Women now hold 21 of the 30 elected judicial seats in Summit County, or 70 percent. By comparison, Ohio’s judicial gender makeup is the exact opposite, with men in 70 percent of the judge spots. Summit and Cuyahoga are the only of the state’s eight la