Our Judges | Ross County, Ohio Common Pleas Court

Judge Ater (Courtroom 1)

Judge Michael Ater was born in Denver, Colorado, but raised in Chillicothe, Ohio by the late Dr. David Ater, a local pediatrician and Shirlee Ater, a local teacher and long-time employee of the Ross County Library...

Judge Matthew S. Schmidt (Courtroom 2)

Judge Matthew S. Schmidt serves as a judge of the Ross County Common Pleas Court, General & Domestic Division. He was elected to the bench in 2018, and presides over Courtroom #2...

Magistrate John DiCesare

John C. DiCesare is currently serving as the Magistrate in the Ross County Court of Common Pleas for Courtrooms 1 and 2. Magistrate DiCesare was first appointed to this position in 1987...

Magistrate Jennifer L. Ater

Jennifer L. Ater has been serving as a Magistrate in the General/Domestic Division and Juvenile/Probate Division of the Ross County Court of Common Pleas since her appointment in October 2023. She graduated from Indian Hill High School in Cincinnati in 1998...