| Judge Jack R. Puffenberger
Presiding Administrative Judge of
Lucas County Probate Court |
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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 | * 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 |
| PRESENT: - Presiding Judge, Lucas County Probate Court
- Presiding Judge, Lucas County Common Pleas Court
- National College of Probate Judges, Nominating Committee
- Ohio Judicial Conference Executive Committee
- Ohio Judicial Conference Probate Law & Procedure Committee, Co-Chair
- Toledo Legal Aid Society, Board Member
- Coalition of Organizations Protecting Elders (COPE), Co-Chair
- Lucas County Courthouse Preservation Alliance, Board Member
FORMER: - Judge, Toledo Municipal Court
- American Judges Association Board of Governors
- American Judges Association, Chair, Probate and Elder Law Committee
- National College of Probate Judges, Executive Committee
- The Supreme Court of Ohio Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline
- Ohio Probate Judges Association, President
- Ohio Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Technology and the Courts
- Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Rules of Practice & Procedure
- Toledo Bar Association – Nominating Committee
- Attorney, General Practice of Law
- Assistant Director of Law, City of Toledo, Toledo Municipal Court Prosecutor
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| Professional Societies |
Ohio State Bar Association
Toledo Women's Bar Association
| Toledo Bar Association
Lucas County Bar Association-
(Executive Committee) | |
| Social, Service and Civic Associations |
- Hope Lutheran Church
- 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 – Former Board Member
- Kent State University Alumni Association – Former Member of the National Board of Directors
- University of Toledo Alumni Association – Law Alumni Executive Committee
- Scholarship Fund, Inc. – Board Member, President
- Lutheran Social Services Foundation, Board Member
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| Addendum |
- Public Official of the Year, National Association of Social Workers, Ohio Chapter
- Ohio Probate Judges Association Meritorious Service Award
- 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, Dayton Bar Association
- Recipient of numerous Certificates of Attainment from the Ohio Judicial College
- Recipient of First Community Award, Lucas County Committee for Children
- Recipient of the Eleanor M. Kahle Award, TRIAD Council of Northwest Ohio
- Recipient of Lucas County Children Services Resolution for Assistance in winning a National Adoption Excellence Award
- Recipient of University of Toledo Department of Health and Recreation Services Distinguished Service Award
- Recipient of Lucas County Board of Developmental Disability Advocacy Commendation
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