Jack Zouhary
Jack Zouhary | |
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 Jack Zouhary, was an American judge | |
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2019 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio | |
| In office March 28, 2006 – July 1, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | David A. Katz |
| Succeeded by | James R. Knepp II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 18, 1951 Toledo, Ohio |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) University of Toledo College of Law (JD) |
Jack Zouhary (born December 18, 1951) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Education and career[]
Zouhary was born in 1951 and raised in Toledo, Ohio[1] as the son of Lebanese immigrants.[2] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College in 1973. He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Toledo College of Law in 1976. He was in private practice in Toledo, Ohio from 2004 to 2005 with the law firm of Fuller & Henry and Robison, Curphey & O'Connell from 1976 to 1999. He was Senior Vice President and General Counsel, S.E. Johnson Companies, Inc. from 2000 to 2003. He was briefly a judge on the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas from 2005 to 2006. Governor Bob Taft appointed Zouhary to the Court of Common Pleas after Zouhary ran unsuccessfully in 2004.[3]
Federal judicial service[]
Zouhary was nominated by President George W. Bush on December 14, 2005, to a seat vacated by David A. Katz, upon the recommendation of Senators Mike DeWine and George Voinovich.[3] He was confirmed 96-0 by the United States Senate on March 16, 2006,[3] and he received his commission on March 28, 2006. Since that time, his involvement with a prisoner re-entry program has received media attention.[4] He assumed senior status on July 1, 2019.
References[]
- ^ The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Incorporated. 1 January 1991. ISBN 9781561602223 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Congressional Record".[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "The Blade".
- ^ "Re-entry court aims to assist ex-cons". Toledo Blade=. June 2013.
Sources[]
- Jack Zouhary at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1951 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American judges
- American people of Lebanese descent
- Dartmouth College alumni
- Ohio state court judges
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- Lawyers from Toledo, Ohio
- United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
- University of Toledo College of Law alumni