Hon. Susan D. Solle
Judge Susan D. Solle joined the General Division on January 1, 2021. She was elected to the position in November 2020.
Before joining the court, Judge Solle was a trial lawyer for 18 years and practiced law with the firm of Dinsmore & Shohl from 2004 until she took the bench. She received her undergraduate degree, with honors, from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, and her law degree, also with honors, from the University of Dayton School of Law.
Judge Solle’s professional experience includes working as an acting judge in the Montgomery County Municipal Court, as a judicial staff attorney for Judge James A. Brogan in the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, and as a law clerk for Judge David G. Sunderland in the General Division.
Judge Solle has served as a board member and president of the Dayton Bar Association, and as board member and president of Legal Aid of Western Ohio and Advocates for Basic Legal Equality. She currently serves as board member of the Dayton Bar Foundation and Nova Behavioral Health. She was also an adjunct professor at the University of Dayton School of Law from 2004-2022.
Married for 30 years, Judge Solle and her husband, Jeff, have two grown sons.
Courtroom
Judge Solle’s courtroom is courtroom 7. It is located on the fourth floor and is the first courtroom on the right-hand side of the hallway.
Judges Staff
Staff | Contact |
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Bailiff | Diana Hofschild
Phone: (937) 225-4392 |
Judicial Assistant | Amanda Blasik
Phone: (937) 496-7554 |
Staff Attorney | Katrina Merkle
Phone: (937) 496-7216 |