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Mary Margaret Rowlands

OH · Judge, Summit County Court of Common Pleas, General Division

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Mary Margaret Rowlands is a judge of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas, General Division. She was first elected to the court in 2008 and leads an Ohio Supreme Court certified Re-entry Court.

Where Mary Margaret Rowlands stands, based on their records

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Civil Rights (2 records)

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Track record

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 2 support

  • Decided a murder case herself, without a jury, after a week-long trial in Summit County Common Pleas Court. On August 6, 2026 she found Justice Oney not guilty of every charge in the 2025 shooting death of Nathan Flight, including murder, abduction, and two counts of assault with a gun. Oney's defense lawyer said he had acted in self-defense.

    August 6, 2026Supports Civil Rights

    Source: thebarbertongazette.com · researched August 20, 2026

  • Was selected as an International Association of Women Judges delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women for three consecutive years, where she participated in work focused on overcoming barriers to gender equality and ensuring equal access to justice.

    April 16, 2019Supports Civil Rights

    Source: akroncf.org · researched August 20, 2026

Track record — General

General · 2 records

  • In State ex rel. Ames v. Summit County Court of Common Pleas, the Ohio Supreme Court dismissed as moot an appeal challenging her handling of an underlying civil case after she dismissed that case when the plaintiff failed to serve the complaint within the required period.

    February 6, 2020

    Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov · researched August 20, 2026

  • A prisoner sued Rowlands and a visiting judge, asking for a new final sentencing order in his 2012 criminal case, which she had handed to the visiting judge. The Ohio Supreme Court threw the case out in 2018, ruling he could have raised the issue in a normal appeal (State ex rel. Payne v. Reinbold).

    July 12, 2018

    Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov · researched August 20, 2026

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Profile last researched August 5, 2026.