Stark County Honor Court, Canton Veterans Court and Operation 6

Both courts are certified specialized dockets of the Supreme Court of Ohio, and both take active-duty service members as well as veterans. Honor Court. The Stark County Common Pleas Court's Honor Court, Judge Taryn L. Heath, takes veterans and active-duty personnel facing a felony conviction. It began with low-level nonviolent offenders and now takes high-risk offenders case by case. It lasts at least a year, under the motto "Reclaiming Honor, Dignity, and Lives". The Veterans Service Commission assigns a mentor coordinator and a benefits advocate to the court. Canton Veterans Court. Canton Municipal Court's Veterans Court, Judge Kristen D. Guardado, takes veterans and active-duty personnel facing a misdemeanour conviction, focusing on low-level nonviolent offenders, for at least a year of services, supervision and mentoring. The commission's mentor coordinator and a service officer who is the court liaison work with it. Operation 6. At the Sheriff's invitation, commission staff visit veterans in the Stark County Jail to connect them with VA benefits and county assistance, explain what happens to VA payments during incarceration, and plan for release. Section 5901.03, as amended from September 23, 2026, expressly lets a commission fund this kind of court and jail outreach. Neither court's description sets a discharge test.