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February 2, 2026




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Governor DeWine Appoints Yarger to Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas, Probate and Juvenile Division

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced the appointment of Eva J. Yarger to the Van Wert Court of Common Pleas, Probate and Juvenile Division.

Yarger, of Van Wert, will assume office on February 17, 2026, and will take the seat formerly held by Judge Kevin H. Taylor, who retired. She will serve the remainder of the unfinished term and must run for election in November 2026 to retain the seat.

Yarger has served as the prosecutor of Van Wert County since 2017. She began her law career in 1989, where she served as an associate for Johnson & Burchfield. In 1993, Yarger served as an associate at Hatcher, Diller, Rice & Beebe. In 1997, Yarger joined Young, Taylor, Steele, and Yarger as a partner, which later became Young & Yarger, while also serving as an assistant prosecutor for the Van Wert County Prosecutor's Office from 1996 to 2017. In 2017, Yarger left Young & Yarger to serve as a full-time assistant prosecutor in Allen County for several months.  

In 1986, Yarger received a bachelor’s degree in political science and minors in English and economics from The Ohio State University. She received her juris doctorate from Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, formerly the Arizona State University College of Law,  in 1989.

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