Judge Capizzi has been a strong advocate for youth throughout his career, serving as a voice for children on issues such as drug and mental health treatment, disproportionate representation of minorities, and using technology to better help children and families.Judge Capizzi lectures at state, national, and international conferences focusing on judicial leadership, juvenile treatment and mental health courts, family treatment courts, substance abuse, the roles and responsibilities of guardians ad litem, juveniles’ rights in delinquency court, abuse, neglect, and dependency, racial and ethnic disparity, data and information sharing/exchange, and mental health issues. In addition, he will serve as a Visiting Judge by Ohio Supreme Court assignment effective April , 2023. He served as a Montgomery County, Ohio, Juvenile Court Judge and Administrative Judge from 2004 until his recent retirement December 31,2022. He received his J.D. from the University of Dayton and Undergraduate Degree from St. Bonaventure University. He was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Dayton School of Law in 2015 in recognition of his distinguished service to the community and to the law school. He currently serves as Past-President of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Association (“NCJFCJ”), Chair of the NCJFCJ International Committee, General Council Member of the International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates ,NADCP Project Advisory Board Member for the Juvenile Drug Treatment Court (JDTC) Training and Technical Assistance Project and the Stewards of Change Institute National Board.Judge Capizzi co-authored: The State of Child Protection and Juvenile Justice, The State of Black Dayton: Opportunities Lost, (2017) and A Decade of Diversion: Ohio’s Behavioral Health Juvenile Justice Initiative, Focal Point: Youth, Young Adults & Mental Health Justice and Recovery. In addition, he has authored articles A Model for Judicial Leadership, Juvenile and Family Court Journal and What You Need to Know About Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Protections for Courts, Future Trends in State Courts, published by the National Center for State Courts. He is Past-Chair of the Ohio Judicial College Board of Trustees and Past-President of the Ohio Juvenile Judges Association. He was appointed by Governor DeWine in December 2019 to serve on the Children Services Transformation Advisory Council. He remains enthusiastic and energetic about working to promote the welfare of children.