HONORABLE MARY KATHERINE HUFFMAN
937-496-7955

Judge Huffman has been a General Division Judge since 2002. She is the Chair of the Judicial Personnel Committee and serves on the Judicial Executive and Civil Practice Committees. Since January 2007, Judge Huffman has presided over the Common Pleas Court’s Drug Court and previously presided over the court’s Non-Support Court from 2005-2006.

Judge Huffman received her B.A. in political science from Wright State University and her J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law, graduating summa cum laude from each institution. In 2007 Judge Huffman was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Dayton School of Law Alumni Association.

Prior to judicial service, Judge Huffman was a partner in the law firm of Huffman, Landis & Weaks, Co., LPA, and served as Special Counsel to the Ohio Attorney General. She was also an active participant in the Volunteer Lawyer’s Project.

Judge Huffman is a member of the American, Ohio and Dayton Bar Associations, the Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association, and is a Master at the Carl Kessler Inn’s of Court. Judge Huffman also serves on the Judicial Advisory Group as well as the Specialized Courts Committee of the Ohio Judicial Conference. In 2007 Judge Huffman completed mediation training at the National Judicial College.

Judge Huffman has taught continuing legal education seminars for the Dayton Bar Association, the Family Law Forum, the University of Dayton School of Law Alumni Association, and the Inns of Court. She also is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Dayton School of Law, teaching a variety of courses including Interviewing, Counseling and Negotiation, Evidence and Trial Practice, Business Organizations, Criminal Sanctioning and Business Ethics.

Judge Huffman serves on the Board of Trustees of the Volunteer Lawyers Project as well as the Board of Trustees of the University of Dayton School of Law Alumni Association. She is also actively involved in youth soccer, currently serving as the President of the Miami Valley Youth Soccer Association, as well as President of the Ohio South Youth Soccer Association.