The Licking County Municipal Court handles traffic offenses, misdemeanor criminal cases, civil lawsuits up to $15,000, and small claims disputes. Located in Newark, Ohio, it serves all of Licking County, which includes Hebron. Two judges preside over the court: David N. Stansbury and B. Matthew George.
Clerk of Courts
Carrie D. Masterson, Clerk
40 West Main Street,
3rd Floor
Newark, Ohio 43055
Phone: (740) 670-7800
Fax: (740) 345-4250
Mon – Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Closed Daily Noon to 1:00 PM
If you have a request, motion for continuance, or other need to communicate with the court you can send an email to: office@lcmunicipalcourt.com
Jury Commissioner
Phone: (740) 670-7858
Probation Department
Phone: (740) 670-7825
Fax: (740) 670-7759
CIVIL FORMS & SMALL CLAIMS
Application for Limited Driving on a FRA Suspension
Forcible Entry and Detainer Complaint
Notice to Leave Premises
Form for Petition to Modify 12 Point Suspension
Small Claims Court Guide
Small Claims Complaint Form
Out Of State Suspension Application
Praecipe for Service-Eviction Only
Legal Aid for Veterans Information
Judge David N. Stansbury
David N. Stansbury has served as judge of the Licking County Municipal Court since his appointment in 2010. He retained the position after winning election in 2011. He was re-elected in 2017 and 2023 and is the current Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Court. He presided over the Court’s specialized docket LIFT program, a drug court which was certified by the Specialized Dockets Section of the Ohio Supreme Court, for thirteen years.
As a member of the Ohio Judicial Conference, Judge Stansbury is on the Criminal Law committee. He is also on the Specialized Dockets and Criminal Law committees for the Ohio Association of Municipal and County Court Judges Association. He has been an active member of the Licking County Bar Association since 1999 and served as President in 2020.
In 1993, Judge Stansbury earned a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in history and with a minor in Russian Studies. He studied Russian language, culture, and history at Moscow State University in 1992 through the Institute for Russian and Baltic Studies. Judge Stansbury graduated from Boston University School of Law in 1996 and served as an articles editor for the International Law Journal.
Judge Stansbury has contributed to his community by serving on the board of directors for many nonprofit organizations. These include Hospice of Central Ohio, Licking County Alcoholism Prevention Program, and Granville Recreation Commission.
With his wife and daughter, Judge Stansbury lives in Newark.
Judge B. Matthew George
Judge B. Matthew George was elected to the Licking County Municipal Court on November 5, 2019. He began his term January 1, 2020.
Before his election to the Court, Judge George served as a Magistrate and Staff Attorney in the Licking County Court of Common Pleas for over twelve years.
Judge George grew up in Baltimore, Ohio, where he graduated from Liberty-Union H.S. in 1998. In 2002, he graduated from Ashland University where he was an Ashbrook Scholar in the John M. Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs. He graduated from the Washington and Lee University School of Law in 2007.
Judge George is a member of the Licking County Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, and the Ohio Association of Municipal and County Court Judges.
He lives in Newark with his wife Katelyn and their daughters Lydia and Emily.
Clerk Carrie D. Masterson
Carrie Masterson was elected as Licking County Municipal Clerk of Court in November, 2025. Ms. Masterson is a lifetime resident of Licking County.
Ms. Masterson, and her staff of 18 full-time deputy clerks and an IT Administrator, serve the citizens of Licking County daily in the Municipal Clerk’s Office. The Clerk’s Office carries out its prescribed duties in compliance with the statutes established in the Ohio Revised Code. Established procedures and legal processes ensure the accurate, efficient processing, recording and maintenance of municipal court case documentation.
In years prior to being elected as Clerk of Court, Ms. Masterson worked for Licking County Municipal Court and Licking County Common Pleas Court as a court reporter and then bailiff.
Carrie Masterson is a member of the Ohio Association of Municipal Clerks of Court and currently serves on its legislative committee.