Katherine Kemp Severt
Biography
Katherine Kemp Severt currently serves as chief magistrate of the Miami County Juvenile Court, per county court records. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
Miami County, Ohio
Judge of the Miami County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile/Probate Division
Miami County, Ohio
Judge of the Miami County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile/Probate Division
Severt is on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Names follow official Miami County election filings.
About this race
Katherine Kemp Severt is unopposed on the Nov. 3 ballot; Ohio judicial candidates print without a party label. She filed in the Republican primary, per the county Board of Elections' filing list.
What this office does
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. One name is on the ballot for this seat.