dayton municipal court Judges

The Dayton Municipal Court has five elected judges who spend about 40% of their time in court presiding over felony preliminary hearings, in-jail arraignments, and civil cases. These proceedings are cases not officially assigned to each judge’s docket, but must be handled in the course of regular, daily court business. Criminal, traffic and civil cases that are officially assigned to each judge result in a yearly annual average of 1,462 guilty pleas at the pretrial or trial stage, 784 dismissals or other terminations, 398 failure to appear warrants, and 94 trials both by the court or jury. Beyond these reported activities, judges hear default civil cases and preside over probation hearings, motions to suppress, and hundreds of other issues raised by written motions. In addition to time spent in court, each judge must schedule office meetings, conference calls with attorneys and conduct legal research necessary for decisions. The demands of public appearances and service on numerous community and criminal justice boards must also be scheduled into the judge’s calendar.


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Judge Logan

Judge Deirdre Logan was been appointed Judge of the Dayton Municipal Court by Ohio Governor Strickland to fill the seat vacated by Judge Bill C. Littlejohn.

Judge Logan took the bench on August 17, 2009. She has previously served as the Chief Prosecutor for the City of Dayton from 2000-2009, and as the Acting Chief Prosecutor for the City of Dayton from 1998-2000. Judge. Logan also served as an Assistant Prosecutor for the City of Dayton from 1993-1998.

Judge Gehres

Judge Daniel Gehres received his B.S. from Manchester College in 1975 and his J.D. from the University of Dayton in 1978.

Judge Gehres has served as the Recovery Now Docket Judge from 2005 to the present.
He served as Assistant Attorney General, State of Ohio, 1978-1982 and in Private Practice, 1981-1988.

His service to the community includes: Board Member, Dayton S.A.Y. Soccer Board, 1993-Present; Board Member, Miami Valley North S.A.Y. Soccer, 2002.

Judge Greaney

Judge Dennis Greaney received his B.A. from the University of Dayton in 1969 and his J.D. from the University of Dayton in 1978.

He presided over the Housing Docket in 2007.

His service to the community includes: Private Practice, 1978 - 1987; Dayton Municipal Court, Senior Magistrate, 1987 - 2005; Teacher, Ohio Judicial College; Member of Municipal and County Judges Association of Ohio, 2006 - Present; Former member St. Joseph Children’s Treatment Center, Board of Trustees; Former member Dayton Mental Health Citizen’s Advisory Board; Member Dayton Bar, Ohio State Bar Association, American Judges Association.

 

important numbers:

Clerk of Court:
937-333-4300

Court Administration:
937-333-4338
FAX: 937-333-4494

Central Payments:
937-333-4302
FAX: 937-333-4468

Civil Division:
937-333-4471
FAX: 937-333-4468

Criminal Division:
937-333-4315
FAX: 937-333-4490

Traffic Division:
937-333-4310
FAX: 937-333-7588

Jury Information:
937-333-4448
FAX: 937-333-4468

Probation Services:
937-333-4375

Warrant Enforcement:
937-333-4339