Admitted to practice of law in Ohio in 1983

  • Judge, Juvenile Division, Butler County Court of Common Pleas (2008-present)
  • Magistrate for Judge David J. Niehaus, Juvenile Division, Butler County Court of Common Pleas (2003-2008)
  • Senior Supervising Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Juvenile Division, Butler County Court of Common Pleas (1985-2001)
  • Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Juvenile Division, Butler County Court of Common Pleas (1983-2001)
  • Teacher, Archdiocese of Cincinnati Parochial Schools and Middletown City Schools (1970-1978)

 

Professional Affiliations

  • National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (1986-2001 & 2008-present)
  • Ohio Judicial Conference (2008-present)
  • Ohio Association of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (2008-present)
  • Ohio State Bar Association (1983-present)
  • Butler County Bar Association (1983-present)
  • Middletown Bar Association (1983-present)
  • Ohio Association of Magistrates (2003-present)
  • National District Attorneys Association (1983-2001)
  • American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (1992-2001)
  • Butler County Law Library Association (1983-present)
  • National Reciprocal and Family Support Enforcement Association (1983-1985)

 

Recognitions and Awards

  • Outstanding Judicial/Court Personnel Award By Victims of Crime in Butler County, Ohio (1992)
  • Ohio House of Representatives of the General Assembly of Ohio Outstanding Volunteer Service to Local Government Award (1996)
  • 16th Annual Philanthropy Day Honoree for Mid-Miami Healthcare Foundation - Cincinnati, Ohio (2002)
  • Ohio State Bar Association College (1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009)
  • Ohio Association of Magistrates Outstanding OAM Judicial Award (2009)
  • Bishop Fenwick HS Alumni Hall of Achievement Award (2009)

 

Education

  • University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, Ohio Juris Doctor (1983)
  • Miami University, Oxford, Ohio - Graduate School (1975)
    Major: Education Administration
  • Miami University, Oxford, Ohio - B.S. Education (1973)
  • Bishop Fenwick HS, Middletown, Ohio