Mansfield Municipal Veterans Court honors graduates Wednesday
Six participants were honored during a Mansfield Municipal Veterans Court graduation ceremony Wednesday at the Mansfield FOP Lodge 32.
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Six participants were honored during a Mansfield Municipal Veterans Court graduation ceremony Wednesday at the Mansfield FOP Lodge 32.
In 2009, the late Judge Jerry Ault formed the first Veterans Court in Ohio. It was developed to reduce crime, incarceration and recidivism.
Michael Kemerer was sworn in on Wednesday afternoon as a new Mansfield Municipal Court judge, beginning a new 6-year term Jan. 1.
The new judge said Mansfield sees about 20,000 municipal court cases each year, which he said is a great opportunity to help those in need.
Judge Jerry Ault told the News Journal the favorite part of his career has been "the people I have worked with and those people I have helped."