Governor John R. Kasich has announced the appointment of Kevin W. Dunn of Westfield as a judge on the Medina County Court of Common Pleas, Probate and Juvenile Divisions.

Dunn will assume office on August 5, 2013, and must run in November 2014 to retain the seat for the full term commencing February 9, 2015. Dunn is replacing Judge John J. Lohn, who retired.

Dunn received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Miami University in Oxford, and earned his juris doctorate from The University of Akron School of Law. Since 2012, he has served as a prosecutor for the City of Medina.

Dunn has been involved with the Medina Rotary, the Medina Area Chamber of Commerce, the Medina County Law Library and the Medina County Red Cross, among various other community organizations. He also served as the president of the Medina County Estate Planning Council from 1996 to 1998.