David Hejmanowski
OH · Judge, Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, Probate/Juvenile Division
Delaware County Probate/Juvenile Court judge since 2015 and a magistrate at that court from 2003 to 2015, with a law degree from Ohio State. He served on the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice from 2019 to 2022.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Urged Ohio senators to give courts misdemeanor options for first-time teen image-sharing offenses.
May 13, 2026
Source: ohiojudges.org
Faced a request to leave a probate case; Ohio’s Supreme Court rejected the request and let him continue.
August 2, 2024
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
Led Delaware County’s court as it issued its first marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
June 26, 2015
Source: courtnewsohio.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 7 favorable
Chaired a state task force that issued 10 recommendations for youth diversion and victims’ rights.
June 10, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: courtnewsohio.gov
Kept court hearings running remotely during the pandemic with little or no backlog by June 2020.
June 12, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: courtnewsohio.gov
Opened a center that offered early help to young people and families outside court.
October 1, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: dam.assets.ohio.gov
Led a youth diversion program where more than 98 percent of 132 participants finished their requirements in 2018.
July 25, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: courtnewsohio.gov
Helped write an Ohio guide for judges on fines and court costs in juvenile cases.
September 15, 2016Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
Won an appeal allowing prosecution over unpaid child support after the child became an adult.
October 1, 2002Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Defended attempted car theft convictions on appeal; the court upheld them.
July 12, 2002Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
Past race David Hejmanowski ran in:
- Delaware County Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Probate/Juvenile Division) (Full term commencing 2-9-2027) · November 3, 2026 · Delaware County, Ohio · incumbent