Jack Zouhary
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.
Jack Zouhary | |
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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 | vacant |
Personal details | |
Born | Toledo, Ohio | December 18, 1951
Education | Dartmouth College (B.A.) University of Toledo College of Law (J.D.) |
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 – via Google Books.
- "Congressional Record".
- "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.
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Preceded by David A. Katz |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio 2006–2019 |
Vacant |