First female municipal court judge in BG sworn into office by first female common pleas court judge

Bowling Green Municipal Court Judge Alyssa Blackburn (right) is sworn into office.

On Tuesday, Wood County’s first female Common Pleas Court Judge Mary “Molly” Mack swore in the first female Bowling Green Municipal Court Judge Alyssa Blackburn. Blackburn, who took over as judge when Mark Reddin retired last year, was elected by voters to the position in November. Standing in between the two judges is Blackburn’s mom, Diane Blackburn, who is holding the Bible of the judge’s father who passed away in 2022.