Judge Patricia A. Delaney was elected to the Fifth District Court of Appeals for a term commencing on February 11, 2007. Judge Delaney was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and received both undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Toledo.

She served as Ohio Assistant Attorney General, staff attorney for the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas and in private practice at the Columbus law firm of Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease. Prior to joining the bench, Judge Delaney served as Assistant Columbus City Attorney for nine years, practicing in complex civil litigation in both State and Federal Courts.

Judge Delaney serves as the Fifth District Trustee for the Ohio Women's Bar Association, is married and has four children. The Delaney family resides in Delaware County.

SHAUNNA LINCOLN DOBBS is also a Staff Attorney for Judge Delaney. She graduated cum laude from Miami University in 1995 and graduated cum laude from the University of Akron School of Law in 2001. Before joining Judge Delaney's staff, she served as Magistrate for Judge Richard D. Reinbold, Jr. of the Stark County Court of Common Pleas. She can be reached at 330/451-7918.

KATHERINE (KITTY) GIACOMELLI-BUTCHER is Judge Patricia A. Delaney's Judicial Administrative Assistant. She served as a Bailiff in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas from 1993 until 2007. She previously worked as an assistant to Speaker of the House Vern Riffe, Ohio Democratic Chairman Jim Ruvolo and Governor Richard F. Celeste. Kitty can be reached at 740/833-2520.