Meet Judge Duhart
Judge Myron C. Duhart is a native of Toledo, Ohio. He is the proud father of three and has been married to wife Nicole for 29 years. His father served this country in the Vietnam War and his mother was a teacher for Toledo Public Schools for many years.
Myron grew up in the central city. He graduated from St. Francis De Sales High School and after graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and was later commissioned as a lieutenant in the Army Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG). His career service in the Army included Operation Desert Shield and duty assignments in Missouri, Virginia and the Republic of Panama.
While serving his country he earned a B.A. in Political Science from Wright State University Dayton, Ohio and went on to receive his J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law. Judge Duhart received a L.L.M. in judicial studies from Duke University School of Law and he attended the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Also Judge Duhart has been a long time adjunct lecturer in law at the University of Toledo College of Law where he teaches trial practice.
Prior to judicial service, Judge Duhart clerked for the Honorable Robert W. Penn and was in private practice for many years in the areas of business litigation, criminal law and personal injury. Throughout his legal career, he litigated a number of high profile criminal cases all over northwest Ohio and was one of a select cadre of attorneys certified by the State of Ohio to handle death penalty cases. He has been admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.
In January 2011, Judge Duhart was appointed by former Governor Ted Strickland to replace Judge Charles Doneghy as one of ten (10) judges who serve on the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas bench. In addition to hearing serious felony criminal cases and large civil cases, Judge Duhart has served as a commercial docket judge hearing cases dealing with business-related disputes. In 2020, Judge Duhart was elected to the Court of Appeals where he served as Presiding judge.
Judge Duhart is the past president of the Toledo Bar Association, University of Toledo College of Law Board of Governors, Thurgood Marshall Law Association, and is a member of the Lucas County Bar Association, and the Ohio State Bar Association where he serves on the Ohio Bar Council of Delegates for District 4 (Lucas, Ottawa and Sandusky counties).
For many years Judge Duhart has been actively involved in the community in various capacities. He is a past board member of the Northwest Ohio Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation, the Salvation Army, and Mercy Health System Board of Directors. He presently serves on the UT Paralegal Studies Advisory Board, Old News Boys Ray T. Kest Scholarship Committee and the University of Toledo Foundation Board of Directors.
Among numerous community awards, Judge Duhart was recognized by the United Auto Workers (UAW) Civil and Human Rights Action Committee. In 2022, Judge Duhart was recognized as a “Distinguished Alum” for the University of Toledo College of Law. In 2023, he was recognized by both ABLE and LAWO for his distinguished service in the fight for equal justice. Recently, Bishop Daniel Thomas and the Catholic Diocese of Toledo awarded him the Martin Luther King – Drum Major Award given to those who exemplify the life and works of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King.
As an Army veteran, Judge Duhart served this country with distinction. As an attorney he worked tirelessly to protect the rights afforded to citizens both rich and poor. As a volunteer, he has unselfishly devoted his time and talent to a wide variety of causes. As a judge on the 6th District Court of Appeals he will continue to act with fairness and integrity.
