Hon. R. Scott Krichbaum

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<b>R. Scott Krichbaum</b> is a judge on the <a href="/Mahoning_County_Court_of_Common_Pleas,_Ohio" title="Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio">Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas</a> in Youngstown, <a href="/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> Krichbaum was re-elected to the <a href="/Mahoning_County_Court_of_Common_Pleas,_Ohio" title="Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio">Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas</a> in 2014, winning a term that expired on February 8, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> In early February 2015, Krichbaum retired from his expiring term to begin collecting retirement benefits. He was then sworn into his new term on February 9, 2015, and will now receive both judicial pay and retirement.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup>
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<p><span class="see-also"><i>See also: <a href="/Ohio_judicial_elections,_2014" title="Ohio judicial elections, 2014">Ohio judicial elections, 2014</a></i></span><br>
Krichbaum ran for re-election to the <a href="/Mahoning_County_Court_of_Common_Pleas,_Ohio" title="Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio">Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas</a>.<br><b>General</b>: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup>&nbsp;
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<p>Krichbaum received his undergraduate degree from Youngstown State University and his <a href="/J.D." class="mw-redirect" title="J.D.">J.D.</a> from the University of Akron.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup>
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<ul><li><a href="/Mahoning_County,_Ohio_(Judicial)" title="Mahoning County, Ohio (Judicial)">Mahoning County, Ohio</a></li>
<li><a href="/Ohio_Courts_of_Common_Pleas" title="Ohio Courts of Common Pleas">Ohio Courts of Common Pleas</a></li>
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<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.mahoningcountyoh.gov/DepartmentsAgencies/Departments/CommonPleas/tabid/755/Default.aspx"><i>Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas</i></a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.vindy.com/news/2012/jun/30/judge-krichbaum-honored-25-years/?nw"><i>The Toledo Vindicator</i>, "Judge Krichbaum honored for 25 years," June 30, 2012</a></li></ul>
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