Probate & Juvenile Court


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Judge Kevin H. Taylor

Education
  • University of Toledo College of Law JD 1977– Associate Editor of the University of Toledo Law Review
  • Bowling Green State University BA 1973
  • Wittenberg University 1969-1971
  • Licensed to practice law in Ohio since 1977 and before the United States Supreme Court since 2004

Experience
  • Assistant Prosecuting Attorney 1977-1980 and 1989-2012
  • General Practice 1981-2012

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  • Van Wert County Association
  • Northwest Ohio Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Foundation Life Fellow
  • Ohio Association of Probate Judges
  • Ohio Association of Juvenile Court Judges
  • National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
  • National College of Probate Judges

Professional Activities
  • Governing Board of the Juvenile Residential Center of Northwest Ohio
  • OSBA Ethics Committee, Chairperson
  • Probate Law and Procedure Committee
  • Juvenile Law and Procedure Committee
  • Vantage Police Academy, Legal Instructor (25 years)

Community Service
  • St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, member and past council president, Catechism       teacher (20 years), VW Blessings volunteer
  • V.N.A. Comprehensive Services, Inc., Board President
  • Family Health Care of Northwest Ohio, Board Member
  • Member of Optimist Club (past president), Cougar Booster Club (past president), Farm Bureau, Elks, YMCA (past soccer coach), Van Wert United Way (past president and campaign chair), and Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association

NOTICE 
THE JUDGE AND DEPUTY CLERKS ARE PROHIBITED BY LAW FROM GIVING LEGAL ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE IN PREPARING FORMS OR OTHER MATTERS THAT COME BEFORE THE PROBATE COURT.
OHIO REVISED CODE SECTIONS 2101.41, 2101.99C, 4705.01
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