Longtime court administrator leaving for new job opportunity

NEWARK - Longtime Licking County Juvenile and Probate Court Administrator David Edelblute will be leaving his position later this month to pursue a new job opportunity.

Edelblute, who has been with juvenile court for more than 21 years, will be taking a job with the Ohio Supreme Court as the manager of the children and families section.

The new position will allow for Edelblute to take the support he has provided to the local courts and apply it on a statewide level.

"It was an opportunity for me to take my skills and knowledge and impact more lives throughout the State of Ohio," he said. 

Edelblute's new work will revolve around policy, research and providing resources to courts throughout the state, primarily juvenile and family courts. 

His last day working in Licking County will be March 9.

Edelblute plans to remain involved in Licking County. He had been chosen to be President of the United Way in 2019, but has decided to leave that position as he determines what his availability will be. He plans to remain on the board for United Way.