Matthew Paul Puskarich
OH · Judge, Harrison County Court of Common Pleas, Probate and Juvenile Division
Matthew Puskarich has been Harrison County's probate and juvenile judge since 2003 and was county prosecuting attorney for six years before that. He is a past president of the Ohio Association of Juvenile Court Judges and teaches at the Ohio Supreme Court's training for new judges.
Track record
Track record — Impartiality
Impartiality · 1 favorable
A state appeals court upheld his juvenile court's decision to give the county children's agency permanent custody of a neglected child, and rejected the mother's claim that the court was not neutral (In re R.M.).
December 11, 2019Favorable on Impartiality
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 4 favorable
A state appeals court upheld his juvenile court's decision ending a mother's parental rights and giving the county agency permanent custody of her newborn (In re R.H.).
June 10, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
A state appeals court upheld his juvenile court's decision to move two children from their grandmother's custody to their father (In re M.L.S.).
June 24, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
A state appeals court upheld his juvenile court's decision to give the county children's agency permanent custody of a neglected child, and rejected the mother's claim that the court was not neutral (In re R.M.).
December 11, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
Was sworn in as president-elect and chosen to lead the Ohio Association of Juvenile Court Judges as president in 2015.
December 4, 2014Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: courtnewsohio.gov
Past race Matthew Paul Puskarich ran in:
- Judge of the Harrison County Court of Common Pleas (Probate and Juvenile Division) (Full term commencing 2-9-2027) · November 3, 2026 · Harrison County, Ohio · incumbent