Forty court professionals recently were honored for receiving national recognition as certified court managers.

The graduation ceremony at the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center’s law library closed a three-year Court Management Program (CMP) for the class.

The curriculum, available through the National Center for State Courts Institute of Court Management and the Ohio Supreme Court’s Judicial College, addresses detailed operating procedures for courts.

Justice Judith L. French offered keynote remarks to graduates and their guests, as did the Court’s Judicial College director Christy Tull and the Court’s new administrative director, Jeffrey C. Hagler.

“I commend you for the effort you’ve put into this course over the past few years,” Hagler said. “I see us as partners in providing the essential support to the system. So when you call the Supreme Court with an issue, I don’t see it as your problem. It’s our problem.

“While our perspectives may differ based on where our courts sit, we’re still on the same team,” he said.

The newest certified court managers include:

• Jennifer Anne Alexander, magistrate/deputy court administrator, Cuyahoga County Probate Court
• Tonja J. Amato, court administrator/clerk of court, Ashtabula Municipal Court
• D. Allan Asbury, senior counsel, Ohio Board of Professional Conduct
• Beth Anne Aurilio, magistrate/deputy court administrator, Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas
• Jillian W. Boone, magistrate/court administrator, Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas
• Beth E. Brown, chief deputy clerk/bailiff, Seneca County Probate/Juvenile Court
• Heather L. Cady, court administrator, Butler County Probate Court
• Carrie A. Connelly, assistant court administrator, Sixth District Court of Appeals
• Tonya K. Dye, clerk of court, Athens County Municipal Court
• Michael D. Garrett, director, Montgomery County Juvenile Court
• Catherine Geyer, manager, Dispute Resolution, Ohio Supreme Court
• Jennifer Goodman, executive director, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas
• Jeffrey E. Hendrickson, court administrator, Seventh District Court of Appeals
• Megan M. Hoxworth, chief deputy clerk, Holmes County Common Pleas Court Probate/Juvenile Division
• Robert A. Incorvati, court administrator, Barberton Municipal Court
• Lauren Kelly, chief of probation, Canton Municipal Court
• Andrea R. Kinast, deputy court administrator/Director of Court Operations, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
• Vanita J. Leggett, clerk, Carroll County Municipal Court
• Sharon A. Maerten-Moore, magistrate/court administrator, Fourth District Court of Appeals
• Daniel F. Maynard, court administrator, Medina County Domestic Relations Court
• Andrew J. Misiak, court administrator, Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile/Probate Division
• Heather Ann Morton, court administrator, Preble County Probate/Juvenile Court
• Erin M. O’Toole, magistrate/court administrator, Eighth District Court of Appeals
• Kristen Richardson, director of fiscal management, Lorain County Domestic Relations Court
• Christopher J. Russ, deputy court administrator/HR Director, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
• Brian E. Scheetz, bailiff, Medina County Court of Common Pleas
• Kristin A. Schultz, court administrator, Delaware County Court of Common Pleas
• Bev Seffrin, deputy director of performance evaluation, Franklin County Common Pleas Court Domestic Relations/Juvenile Division
• Cynthia Jo Sgalla, deputy court administrator, Tenth District Court of Appeals
• Brad Alan Smith, deputy court administrator, Lucas County Common Pleas Court
• Erin J. Spieth, court administrator, Defiance County Juvenile Court and Juvenile Probation Department
• Karla L. Stevens, clerk of court, Bellefontaine Municipal Court
• Jerry Chad Stollings, court administrator, Williams County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division
• Laura Wickett Tainer, director of human resources, Hamilton County Juvenile Court
• Laurel L. Taylor, court administrator, Champaign County Family Court
• Alma J. Tennent, clerk of court, Muskingum County Court
• Steven Tomaszewski, clerk of court, Shaker Heights Municipal Court
• J. Andrew Wannemacher, court administrator/magistrate, Miami County Juvenile Court
• Katrina Webb, judicial services manager, Ohio Supreme Court
• Diane Wilson, court administrator, Stark County Family Court
• Alicia Feehery Wolf, policy counsel, Ohio Supreme Court
• Laura A. Zupko, court administrator, Belmont County Court of Common Pleas.