College of Law

Judge Myron C. Duhart was elected to the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals in November 2020. Prior to the Court of Appeals, he served as a trial judge in the Lucas County Common Pleas Court, General Division since 2011, and served as a commercial docket judge. He received his J.D. from The University of Toledo College of Law in 1996. Judge Duhart also received an L.L.M. in judicial studies from Duke University School of Law and has attended the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Prior to judicial service, Judge Duhart was in private practice in the areas of business litigation, criminal law, and personal injury. He also served in the U.S. Army as a JAG Corps Officer.

Judge Lori Olender was elected to the Common Pleas general Division bench to finish the term of another judge and was then re-elected to a full term in 2022. She received her bachelor's degree from The University of Toledo and her J.D. from Toledo Law in 1996. Judge Olender began as a Public Defender intern with the Toledo Legal Aid Society during Law School. That paved the way to her first job as the Public Defender in Juvenile Court in May 1997. She was then hired by the Lucas County Prosecutor’s Office in January of 1999 as the Child Victim Prosecutor and in January of 2007 She became Deputy Chief in charge of the Juvenile Division of the Prosecutor’s Office. Judge Olender is a member of the Toledo, Lucas County, and Ohio State Bar Associations. Past President of the Toledo Women’s Bar Association and Past President of the Board of Governor’s for the University of Toledo College of Law. 

Judge Michelle Wagner has served on the Toledo Municipal Court since 2011 and was elected Presiding/Administrative Judge for two terms. She has led statewide reform on domestic violence protection orders and created the “Wagner Plan,” a successful License Reinstatement Docket helping thousands regain driving privileges. In 2023, she launched the Road to Reinstatement Program using a grant from the Greater Toledo Community Foundation to bring driving test practice courses to underserved neighborhoods. She partnered with Toledo Public Schools, public libraries, and community centers to increase accessibility, especially for low-income and minority residents. She also runs the First Friday Program with Team Recovery to help those overcoming addiction reinstate their licenses. For this work, she received the 2024 Public Interest Law Award. A former prosecutor, Judge Wagner earned her law degree from the University of Toledo in 1994, where she clerked for the Honorable Thomas J. Osowik.