Release Date: September 12,2025
Clerk of Courts Galonski, Prosecutor Kolkovich and Summit Legal Defenders Team Up for 2nd Annual Expungement Filing Day Event
September 12, 2024, AKRON, OHIO—Summit County Clerk of Courts Tavia Galonski and Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich today announced a new Expungement Filing Day Event for Summit County residents who have eligible convictions in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas to be expunged or sealed under Ohio Law.
“Once our returning citizens have completed all outstanding court orders and if the Judge agrees that they are ready, they may seek to have their records destroyed,” said Clerk of Courts Tavia Galonski. “As Clerk, I seek to assist in this sort of restorative justice in order to help these citizens go on to be productive neighbors who are able to seek employment and housing.”
“When people with lower-level convictions have done everything our justice system has asked of them, they deserve a chance at a clean slate. One small mistake from the past shouldn’t affect someone’s ability to seek jobs and housing for the rest of their lives,” said Prosecutor Kolkovich. “This expungement event is part of my ongoing commitment to give deserving offenders in Summit County a second chance.”
The event will be held on October 10th, 2025, from 10am – 2pm at the Summit County Courthouse (209 S High St, Akron, OH 44308) in the Honorable Judge Oldfield’s Courtroom.
Ohio law requires a $50 filing fee to process all expungements, but that fee may be waived based on income. The Summit Legal Defenders will assist in sealing and expunging records as permitted by Ohio Law.
Pre-registration is available at https://forms.office.com/g/sh1JnuSpnj . Registration is recommended but not required.