Judge Jack R.
Puffenberger
Presiding Administrative Judge of
Lucas County Probate Court
Lucas
County Probate Court
Lucas
County Court House
700 Adams Street, Suite 200
Toledo, Ohio 43604
Phone # (419) 213-4775
Fax # (419) 213-4764
judgepuff@lucas-co-probate-ct.org
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Education |
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| * University
of Toledo College of Law * Youngstown State University * Kent State University * Port Clinton High School |
Juris
Doctor Degree, 1978 Masters of Science Degree, 1975 Bachelor of Arts Degree, 1973 Dean's List, 1973 Diploma, 1969 |
Professional Service
*
Judge, Lucas County Probate Court, 1/91 -
present
* Presiding
Judge, Lucas County Common Pleas Court, 2007
* Judge, Toledo Municipal Court, 4/87 - 1/91
* American Judges Association Board of Governors, 4/07 - present
*
American Judges Association, Chair, Probate and Elder Law Committee, 9/09 - present
* National
College of Probate Judges - Trustee, 11/04 - 12/06
* The
Supreme Court of Ohio Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline,
1/1/00 - 12/31/02
* President, Ohio
Probate Judges Association, 6/01 - 6/03
* Ohio
Judicial Conference Executive Committee, 6/00 - 12/04; 1/07 - present
* Ohio
Judicial Conference Probate Law & Procedure Committee, Co-Chairman, 1994 - present
* Ohio
Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Technology and the Courts, 1/02 -
present
*
Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Rules of Practice & Procedure, 4/95 -
12/00; 3/03 - 12/09
* Toledo
Bar Association - Nominating Committee - 6/05 - 6/07
*
Attorney, General Practice of Law, 5/79 - 4/87
*
Assistant Director of Law, City of Toledo, Toledo Municipal Court
Prosecutor, 7/79 - 4/87
Professional Societies
| Ohio State Bar Association American Judicature Society Toledo Women's Bar Association American Bar Association |
American
Judges Association Toledo Bar Association Lucas County Bar Association |
Social, Service and Civic Associations
* Comprehensive Addiction Services Systems (COMPASS) Former Board Member
* Toledo Museum of Art
* Toledo Zoological Society
* Old Newsboys Goodfellow Association - Life Member and Scholarship Committee Member
* Greater Beneficial Union (GBU)
* International Institute of Greater Toledo, Inc. - Former Board Member
* Citizens for Metroparks
* Toledo Botanical Gardens
* Lutheran Social Services of Northwest Ohio - Board Member
* National Youth Sports Coaches Association
* Kent State University Alumni Association - Former Member of the National Board of Directors
* University of Toledo Alumni Association - Former Board Member
* Scholarship Fund, Inc. - Board member, Current President
Addendum
* American Jurisprudence Award for Legal Academic Achievement in the field of Constitutional Law
* St. James Lutheran Church, three times Past President of Church Council
* Guest Lecturer, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
* Guest Lecturer, Ohio Municipal Judges Association
* Guest Lecturer, University of Toledo
* Guest Lecturer, Defense Trial Lawyers
* Guest Lecturer, Stark County Bar Association
* Guest Lecturer, Franklin County Bar Association
* Guest Lecturer, Greene County Bar Association
* Guest Lecturer, Lucas County Bar Association
* Guest Lecturer, Toledo Bar Association
* Acting Presiding Judge of Toledo Municipal Court, 1990
* Assigned by Ohio Supreme Court as a Visiting Judge in Sylvania, Ohio 1989 - 1990
* Recipient of numerous Certificates of Attainment from Ohio Judicial College
* Several trips to El Salvador building homes with Habitat for Humanity