Toledo Magistrate Linda Knepp was appointed to the Lucas County Juvenile Court and will take the bench July 6.

Toledo Magistrate Linda Knepp was appointed to the Lucas County Juvenile Court and will take the bench July 6.

Toledo Magistrate Linda Knepp has been appointed judge on the Lucas County Juvenile Court.

Gov. Mike DeWine appointed Judge-designate Knepp, who will assume office July 6, replacing Judge Connie Zemmelman, who retired.

Judge-designate Knepp must run for election in November 2022 to complete the unexpired term ending Jan. 4, 2025.

She has served as a magistrate at the Lucas County Probate Court since March 2020 and served earlier as an assistant prosecuting attorney in the Lucas County Juvenile Division.

Judge-designate Knepp received her bachelor’s degree from Wayne State University in Detroit and her law degree from the University of Toledo College of Law.