Hon. Alison E. McCarty

Alison McCarty is a judge on the Summit County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Akron, Ohio. She has served in that capacity since 2009, following a decade as a judge on the Akron Municipal Court and a decade as Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Summit County. McCarty earned a B.A. from Wheaton College and a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law. She has received several awards, including the Legacy III Criminal Justice Award for Outstanding Service (2006), the Urban Light Award (2005), and the Committee Chair of the Year award from the Akron Bar Association (2002). She is also active in community organizations such as the Summit County Domestic Violence Coalition, the Summit County Fatality Review Committee, and the Summit County Sexual Assault Coalition.