September 10, 2026
Judge John M. Durkin
Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas
“A View From the Bench – A Look Back at the Last 30 Years”
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Biography
John M. (Jack) Durkin has been a judge in the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas Court since 1997. He received his Bachelor of Arts and his Juris Doctorate degrees from the University of Dayton.
Judge Durkin established the Mahoning County Felony Drug Court in 1997 and continues to preside over that program along with his regular docket.
Judge Durkin received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Dayton School of Law, the Ohio Community Corrections Association C.J. McLin Award, and the Peace Award from the Mayor’s Task Force on Crime and Violence. The Mahoning County Bar Association selected him as Lawyer of the Year in 1997.
Judge Durkin was appointed by Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer to serve on the Task Force on the Code of Judicial Conduct and was appointed by Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor to serve on the Task Force on Court Funding. He was nominated by Chief Justice O’Connor to participate in training sponsored by the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry at The National Judicial College.
He lives in Poland with his wife, Gina.