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MEET OUR JUDGES
Kuhn

Mark E. Kuhn
Born in Portsmouth, Ohio, in June 1969; admitted to Ohio Bar in 1994: also admitted before U.S. District Court, the Southern District of Ohio
PREPARATORY EDUCATION:
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Miami University, College of Education and Allied professions (B.S. Ed. 1991)
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University of Toledo, College of Law (Juris Doctor 1994)
LEADERSHIP, BOARD DESIGNATIONS, AND WORK EXPERIENCE:
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Judge, Scioto County Common Pleas Court, 2018 - Present
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Scioto County Prosecutor (2005 to 2018)
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Portsmouth City Prosecutor (1995, 1996 to 2004)
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Offices of Mark E. Kuhn Attorney at Law (1994 to 2004)
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Member, Scioto County Bar Association (1994 to Present), Past Trustee
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Ohio Department of Rehabiltation and Correction, Structured Sentencing Committee (Prior member)
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Member, Scioto County Bar Association (1994 to present), Past Trustee​
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Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Structured Sentencing Committee (Prior Member)
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Member, Ohio State Bar Association (1994 to Present)
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Real Estate and Probate Section​
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Member, United Way of Scioto County (1998 to 2005; 2010 to Present), Past President
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Portsmouth Public Library Board of Trustees (2001 to 2005) Past President
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Hospice of Southern Ohio (1995 to Present) Current President
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Member, Southern Ohio Task Force on Domestic Violence (1997 to Present)
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Evangelical United Church of Christ (Lifelong Member)
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Church Council (1995 to 2000), Past President, Past Deacon, Past Elder​
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Scioto Christian Ministry (1997 to 1999)
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Member, Scioto County Fair Board (2004 to 2005)
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Member, Criminal Justice Mental Health Advisory Board (2003 to 2005)
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Member, Northwest High School Alumni Association (1995 to 2006), Past President, Past Treasurer
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Member, Portsmouth Kiwanis Club (1995 to 2017), Past Board Member
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Member, Ohio Municipal Attorney's Association (1996 to 2004)
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Northwest High School Mock Trial (1995 to 2003), Legal Advisor
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Member, Scioto County Budget Commission (2005 to Present)
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Member, Scioto County Record Commission (2005 to Present)
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Member Scioto County Community Corrections Advisory Board (2003 to Present)
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Ohio and Southern District Federal Judicial Nomination Commission (2016 & 2017)
Harcha

Howard H. Harcha III
Born in Portsmouth, Ohio, in March 1957; Admitted to Ohio Bar in 1982; Judge, Scioto County Common Pleas Court, 1997 to present
PREPARATORY EDUCATION:
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The Ohio State University - 1979 (B.A. 1979)
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Ohio Northern University- College of Law- (Juris Doctor 1982)
LEADERSHIP, BOARD DESIGNATIONS, AND WORK EXPERIENCE:
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Judge, Scioto County Commons Pleas Court, 1997 - Present
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Judge, Portsmouth Municipal Court, 1991 - 1997
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City Prosecutor, Portsmouth Municipal Court, 1982 - 1991
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General Practice of Law with Father, Howard H. Harcha Jr. 1982 - 1991
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Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association, President, 2013
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Ohio Judicial Conference Committee on Community Corrections, Co-Chairman, 2007 - Present
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Ohio Supreme Court Security Committee 2021 - Present
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Ohio Supreme Court Rules of Superintendence Committee 2022 - Present
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Ohio Interstate Compact Commission, Board Member, 2021 - Present
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Ohio Access to Justice Foundation, Board of Directors, 2018 - Present
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Ohio Supreme Court Committee for Attorney Specialization, Member, 2004 - 2008
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Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association, Board of Trustees, 2007 - 2014
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American Judges Association, Board of Governors, 2002 - 2008
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American Judges Association, Court of Appeals, 2010 - 2016
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Ohio State Bar Association, Council of Delegates, 2009 - 2013
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Ohio State Bar Association, Criminal Justice Committee, Chairman, 1996 - 1997
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Ohio State Bar Association, Board of Governors 2013 - 2019
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Scioto County Mock Trial Coordinator 2002 - Present
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Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Board of Trustees, 1986 - 1989
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STAR Community Justice Center, Franklin Furnace, Ohio, JAB Board, Past Chairman
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Judicial Advisory Group, 2019 to Present
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Cornerstone United Methodist Church, Portsmouth Ohio
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