JUDGE DONALD R. CAPPER

• Judge Capper was appointed and took office as Judge of the Lawrence County Municipal Court on October 24, 1990. He was subsequently elected and has served three terms as Presiding Judge of the Court.

Experience

• 1990 - present - Judge Lawrence County Municipal Court
• 1988-1990 - Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Lawrence County, Ohio
• 1983 - present - Private law practice
• 1982-1983 - Associate attorney with the law firm of Huddleston, Bolen, Beatty, Porter and Copen, Huntington, West Virginia. Assigned to litigation department representing primarily railroads in personal injury and FELA
• 1981-1982 - Associate attorney for Harvey A. Blair, P.A., Fort Myers, Florida, a small general practice law firm

Education

• University of Toledo Law School, Toledo, Ohio, Juris Doctor 1980
• Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, Bachelor of Science 1977
• Fairland High School, Proctorville, Ohio 1973

Bar and Court Admissions

• State of Florida - Admitted 1981
• State of West Virginia - Admitted 1982
• State of Ohio - 1983

Memberships

• Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Ohio State Bar
• West Virginia State Bar Association
• West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
• American Bar Association
• Ohio Municipal Judge's Association

Public Service

• Former member of Board of Trustees of the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Current member of Executive Board of the Tri-State Area Council for Boy Scouts of America
• Current member of Board of Directors of the Lawrence County Litter Control Board
• Former member of the National Board of Directors of Close Up Foundation's Partners Program
• Former member of the Board of Directors of Shawnee Mental Health

ACTING JUDGE J. STEWART KAISER

Experience

• 1993 - present - Acting Judge Lawrence County Municipal Court
• 1988 - 1992 - Prosecuting Attorney, Lawrence County, Ohio
• 1972 - 1979 - County Judge, Lawrence County Court
• 1963 - 1967 - Special Agent Federal Bureau of Investigation
• 1967 - present - Private law practice

Education  

• Ohio State University Law School, Columbus, Ohio, Juris Doctor 1963
• Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, Bachelor of Science 1960
• Fairland High School, Proctorville, Ohio

Bar and Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of the United States - Admitted 1973
• Supreme Court of Ohio - Admitted 1964
• United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit - Admitted 1973
• United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit - Admitted 1969
• United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio - Admitted 1967

Memberships

• Ohio State Bar Association
• Lawrence County Bar Association

Public Service

• Member AAA South East Ohio Board of Trustees
• Member Midwestern Children =s Home Board of Trustees
• Former member Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association
• Former member Ohio County Judges Association
• Former member Planned Parenthood of Southeast Ohio

DOROTHY M. BLEDSOE

Coming Soon...

JOHN E. HALL

• John E. Hall was appointed Referee of the Lawrence County Municipal Court November of 1990.

Experience

• 1990 - present - Referee and Magistrate of Lawrence County Municipal Court
• 1985-1993 - Referee Lawrence County Juvenile Court
• 1977 - present - Private Law Practice
• 1979 -1981 - Referee and acting Judge, County Court, Lawrence County, Ohio

Education

• Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio Juris Doctor 1976
• Ohio State University, Bachelor of arts 1973
• Chesapeake High School, Chesapeake, Ohio 1969

Bar and Court Admissions

• Ohio State Bar Association

DAVID H. McCOWN

• Coming Soon...

RANDY WOOD

Experience

• 1980 to present - Court Administrator
• 1984 to present - Adult Probation Officer
• 1977 to 1984 - Juvenile Probation Officer
• 1984 to 1988 - Community Service Coordinator
• 1988 to present - Special Deputy Sheriff

Education

• Chesapeake High School Graduate , 1973
• Associates Degree - Criminal Justice - Marshall University, 1976
• Bachelors Degree - Corrections - Marshall University, 1977
• Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy Graduate, 1985
• Court Administrator's Certification - Ohio University, 1992
• Masters / Graduate work - Public Administration - Ohio University (ongoing)

Memberships

• Chesapeake Board of Education - 12 years
• Union Township Clerk - 12 years
• Ohio Notary Public - 15 years
• Vice President - Lawrence County Trustees and Clerks Association - 3 years
• Chesapeake Community Center Board of Directors
• Lawrence County Community Corrections Advisory Board
• ADAMHS Board of Directors - 2 years
• Shawnee Mental Health Advisory Committee
• Chesapeake Little League Board of Directors
• Chesapeake Buddy Basketball Board of Directors
• Union Hill Cemetery Association Board of Directors - 2 years
• Chesapeake Hall of Fame Committee
• Ironton Sports Day Committee 

Public Service

• Little League, Senior League, High School Coach - Boys and Girls - 30 years
• United Way Chairman - 2 years
• Boy Scouts of America Chairman - 2 years
• Licensed High School Basketball Official - 15 years