Chief Magistrate Rob McCarty

Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio appointed Rob McCarty as Magistrate of Summit Court Juvenile Court in 2004, and he now serves as Chief Magistrate. He primarily hears cases involving abused, neglected, and dependent children. From 1990 to 2004, Magistrate McCarty was engaged in the private practice of law at the firm of Mentzer, Vuillemin and Mygrant, where he focused on juvenile, domestic relations, and estate planning and probate law and served extensively as guardian ad litem for children and adults. Magistrate McCarty served as Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Summit County Child Support Enforcement Agency from 1989 to 1990, and he was Legal Advisor to City of Akron Department of Planning and Urban Development from 1987 to 1989. Magistrate McCarty has served on various Akron Bar Association committees, and he has coordinated Summit County Juvenile Court’s continuing legal education seminars. Magistrate McCarty is a former board member of Catholic Social Services of Summit County and Summit Housing Development Corporation of Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board, and he is a former parish pastoral council member at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, where he also assisted in coaching the school’s cross country and track and field teams. He is a former Project Learn of Summit County tutor. He earned his law and English degrees from the University of Akron. Magistrate McCarty is a nationally ranked mid-distance runner and accomplished triathlete. He has won three age group championships in the National Senior Games. His finishes in the 800 meter run, 1500 meter run, and triathlon relay are among the fastest age group finishes in National Senior Games history. In 2018, Magistrate McCarty was awarded the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame Phil Dietrich Senior Athlete Award. He is also the 2018 recipient of the Ray C. Bliss Outstanding Alumnus Award of the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity at the University of Akron.

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