McNamee appointed as Xenia Municipal Court Judge

McNamee must run for election in 2023 in order to complete the unexpired term ending December 31, 2025.

McNamee worked in private practice for nearly 23 years before he began working for the Greene County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, as a magistrate in 2016, according to the Governor’s office. Most recently, McNamee worked as magistrate and court administrator at the Greene County Court of Common Pleas, Division of Domestic Relations.

McNamee received his law degree from the University of Dayton’s School of Law, and earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Notre Dame.

Xenia Municipal Court has jurisdiction for the cities of Xenia and Bellbrook, the villages of Yellow Springs, Cedarville, Spring Valley and Bowersville, and 10 Greene County townships.

Xenia Municipal Court has jurisdiction over violations of any city or village ordinance in its territory. The court also has jurisdiction over all misdemeanor violations of state law in that region, and conducts initial hearings on felony charges prior to indictment.

The court also has a civil division for cases valued up to $15,000, landlord/tenant cases, and small claims cases valued up to $6,000.