2025 was busy for court system in Wright County
(Editors note: The graphic above the headline shows a summary of the number of cases filed in each category for 2024 and 2025.)
2025 was another busy year for the court system in Wright County. Overall, case numbers were down from 2024.
Some case categories had substantial increases in filings from the prior year, with the largest increase being once again in the Associate Civil cases (primarily credit card debt and medical bill collection cases).
City of Hartville filings were nearly doubled from 2024.
Mansfield Municipal Court moved to Hartville on Sep. 1, 2025, so this added another category of cases for 2025.
Other case categories had significant decreases in filings, most notably criminal cases in the Associate Division and State traffic cases.
According to reports from the Office of State Courts Administrator, there were 5,238 cases filed in Wright County in 2024, compared to 4,600 cases filed in 2025. (See graphic above headline.)
There were no criminal or civil jury trials in Wright County in 2025. A grand jury was empaneled at the request of the prosecuting attorney with a term from April 14, 2025 to Oct. 14, 2025. The grand jury met three times and returned four indictments. The grand jury toured the Wright County jail and filed a report with the court which has been submitted for publication.
Fourteen participants graduated from drug court and six participants graduated from DWI court in Wright County in 2025.
At the time of this writing, there are currently 37 participants in drug court and five participants in DWI court.
Grand Jury Report
(Editor’s note: The following is a official report from the Grand Jury of Wright County.)
“We, the Grand Jury of Wright County on Aug. 14, 2025 toured the Wright County jail at the Hartville Courthouse. Detective Akers gave us an excellent tour, and answered all of our question satisfactorily. We viewed the operations center, the prisoner pods, one prisoner cell with bunks, the kitchen, the hall with holding cells including the drunk tank and also the officer’s interview room and offices. We were impressed with the facilities cleanliness, temperature and general comfort. We felt the food was more than sufficient, and the doors/locks/rooms were very secure. Though the premises were decently comfortable, we feel it presents a significant deterrent factor. We are impressed with the opportunity for inmates to access the ministry and feel that their access to tablets is an unnecessary excess. We feel disappointed with the lack of help and funding for the officers and their pay, and would like to see improvement in that area. Thank you for this opportunity. “