Summit County Valor Courts

Summit County's two veterans dockets opened together in the autumn of 2013, at the felony and misdemeanour levels, and both are certified by the Supreme Court of Ohio. Common Pleas Court. Judge Susan Baker Ross presides over the Valor Court, at 209 South High Street, Akron; the Supreme Court recertified it for three years in July 2026, its fourth certification. It takes third, fourth and fifth degree felonies, with the prosecutor's and the victim's input, for a veteran who is amenable to treatment and case management and can understand the programme; the criminal history is reviewed and the judge may accept or refuse any referral. The veteran signs a waiver of rights with defence counsel. Contact Rachia Garrett, project director, 330-643-2311. Akron Municipal Court. Judge Jerry Larson's Valor Court, Room 305, 172 South Broadway, on set Tuesdays at 10 a.m., covers the cities of Akron and Fairlawn and the surrounding townships the court serves. It takes defendants with military service charged with nonviolent offences, on a diversion track (intervention in lieu of conviction) or a probation track, for a one-year programme of court appearances, supervision, VA treatment, Veterans Service Commission help, counselling and drug testing. A judge refers the defendant to probation for screening of the military history and a clinical assessment. Neither court's page sets a discharge or combat test.