ABOUT THE JUDGES
OF COMMON PLEAS COURT

Kent State University, 1970 - BA (English)
Akron University Law School, 1973 - JD
Private Practice, Akron, Ohio, 1973-1974
Summit County Prosecutor's Office, 1974-1977
Private Practice, Akron, Ohio, 1977-1978
Private Practice, Marietta, Ohio, 1978-1982
Assistant Prosecutor, Washington County Prosecutor's Office, 1982-1985
Assistant Marietta City Law Director, 1985-1986
Appointed to the Bench, 1986
Elected, 1986, 1988, 1994

EDUCATION/EMPLOYMENT

1968 Graduate Marietta Senior High School
1972 Graduate of Capital University, Bachelor of Arts (History/Speech)
1977 Graduate of Capital University, Juris Doctorate Degree
1977-1986 Private practice, Marietta, Ohio
1987-1992 Judge of the Marietta Municipal Court
1993-present Judge of the Washington County Common Pleas Court

ASSOCIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS

1990 Ohio Association of Municipal & County Judges, Trustee

Ohio State Bar Association (since 1977)
Washington County Bar Association (since 1977)
Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association (1993 to present)

Past Trustee of the Ohio Association of the Municipal and County Judges
Past member of the Ethics Committee of the Ohio Judicial Conference
Member of the Criminal Law and Procedure Committee of the Ohio Judicial Conference
Member of the Joint Ad Hoc Committee of the County Commissioners Association of Ohio and the Ohio Judicial Conference on Local Funding
Member of the Washington County Fish and Game Association
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, current member, past Vice-President of Church Council

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