The Honorable W. Zack Dolyk was first elected Judge of the Vermilion Municipal Court in November, 2007. He was re-elected to another term commencing January 1, 2014. The Vermilion Municipal Court is a single judge municipal court created in 1965. Prior to being elected, he had served for a number of years as Acting Judge.

Judge Dolyk earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Ohio Northern University and received a Juris Doctor Degree from The Ohio State University. He has been in private practice and has maintained a Vermilion office since being admitted to the Ohio State Bar in 1978. He is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Erie County Bar Association and the Lorain County Bar Association.

Judge Dolyk has served and continues to serve as an officer and trustee of a number of local charitable organizations and foundations.