Belmont County Northern Division Judge Frank Fregiato won
reelection to the bench in the 2000 general election and again in
2006. Fregiato has been Northern Division Court Judge since
being appointed in January 1997. He was elected to that position in
November 1998 winning 92.5 percent of 100 precincts. Since his
appointment, Fregiato has been active in promoting legal issues in
Belmont County. He has provided educational opportunities to
many civic, union, fraternal, veteran, and senior citizen
organizations. Most notably is the High School "Live Court"
Program ,whereby Judge Fregiato takes his court for live
proceedings to each Belmont County High School to demonstrate
to our students there are consequences for their actions. It is
believed to be the only program of it's kind in the Country.
Fregiato has also instituted a Nonviolent Offender Community
Service program whereby defendants undertake service for our
Belmont County Communities, such as painting town and township
buildings and cleaning roads and streams.