Carol Ann Robb sworn in as appellate court judge

YOUNGSTOWN — Carol Ann Robb was sworn in this afternoon as the new 7th District Court of Appeals judge.

Her six-year term on the four-judge court begins Feb. 9.

Before a standing-room-only crowd that filled the courtroom and the atrium outside it, Judge Robb was sworn in at the appeals court’s downtown Youngstown headquarters by Justice Sharon L. Kennedy of the Ohio Supreme Court.

“We are here today because of our commitment to justice. Justice is the cornerstone of our nation. It is the principle which preserves our personal freedoms and protects our individual liberties,” Judge Robb said after she was sworn in.

Judge Robb, a Republican, defeated Atty. Anthony Donofrio, a Democrat, on Nov. 4. She will replace the retiring Judge Joseph J. Vukovich, who did not seek a fourth term on the appeals bench.

The 7th District Court of Appeals’ jurisdiction covers Mahoning, Columbiana, Carroll, Jefferson, Monroe, Noble, Belmont and Harrison counties.