NEW PHILADELPHIA Most of the cases Judge Linda A. Kate handled during her 24 years of presiding over Tuscarawas County Probate and Juvenile Court were conducted outside of public view.
For this reason, she has been part of a small circle of individuals to know what happens after children and parents falter. Mothers and fathers may lose custody, permanently, of children they neglect. Children and teens may come to court after being charged with shoplifting, drug possession and burglary.
Kate s term in office will end Feb. 8, a day after her 62nd birthday. She will be replaced by her magistrate, Adam Wilgus, who was elected in 2020. He and others have wished her well in retirement.