Summit County Juvenile Court Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio was honored Wednesday with the 2016 Thomas J. Moyer Award for Judicial Excellence at the Ohio Judicial Conference Annual Meeting in Columbus.
“Judge Teodosio represents the sort of courage and commitment to community that Chief Justice Moyer exhibited,” Ron Kopp, an Akron attorney and president of the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA), said in a news release.
The Moyer award was established in 2010 by OSBA in honor of the late Moyer, who was posthumously given the inaugural award. The honor recognizes a current or former Ohio state or federal judge who displays outstanding qualities of judicial excellence, including integrity, fairness, open-mindedness, professionalism, ethics, creativity and decisiveness.
Teodosio, elected to the juvenile court bench in 2003, was recognized for her creation of new programs and ability to forge community partnerships. She introduced the Crossroads Program for youth with mental illness or substance dependence; the Family Resource Center that provides case management services linking juveniles and their families with community services; and the New Paths Probation program for youth with developmental disabilities.