Office: For Judge of the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas, Probate/Juvenile Division
Term Beginning 2/9/2021
Age: 66
Residence: Chesterland
Email: timgrendell@yahoo.com
Website: www.judgetimgrendell.com
Social Media: www.facebook.com/judgetimgrendell
Occupation: Judge, Geauga County Probate/Juvenile Court
Education: Master of Laws (LLM), University of Virginia Law School; Juris Doctorate (JD), Case Western Reserve School of Law (top 10%); Bachelor of Arts (BA), John Carroll University; St. Ignatius High School
Work Experience: Captain, U.S. Army JAG Corps – Faculty U.S. Army JAG School, Special Detail, DOD – U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee; Partner at Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue and other firms; State Representative; State Senator; Judge
Family: Married, 2 children, 3 grandchildren
Affiliations: American Legion, Chagrin Valley Rotary, West Geauga Kiwanis, Geauga Farm Bureau, Geauga Bar Association, Geauga Historical Society, and Italian American Brotherhood. Founder of Geauga Learn and Founder of Geauga Fresh Farm Market. Catholic.
Endorsements: Ohio Republican PAC, Geauga Right to Life, Ohio Right to Life, Buckeye Firearms
Bar Association Ratings: pending
(1) List your judicial experience (courts and years)
Geauga County Probate/Juvenile Court Judge (incumbent, 8+ years) – 20,000+ rulings with less than .001 reversal rate Presiding Judge, Geauga County Court of Common Pleas (3 times) Faculty, Ohio Supreme Court Judicial College (teaching other judges) Appointed by Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice as Visiting Judge for Lake and Ashtabula Counties U.S. Supreme Court qualified U.S. Sixth District Court of Appeals qualified U.S. District Court qualified – Northern Ohio
(2) What about your non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?
11 years in Ohio Legislature, writing laws, including Chair of Senate Criminal Justice Committee President, Ohio Association of Juvenile Court Judges (OAJCJ) 2nd Vice President, Ohio Association of Probate Judges (OAPJ) Faculty, Ohio Supreme Court Judicial College Executive Committee, Ohio Judicial Conference (OJC) Executive Committee, National College of Probate Judges (NCPJ) Ohio Supreme Court Rules of Superintendence Committee Geauga County Bar Association Ohio Bar Association Partner at Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue and other firms Masters of Law – University of Virginia Law School Captain, U.S. Army JAG Corps Faculty U.S. Army JAG School Special Detail, DOD – U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Admitted to practice law in Ohio (41 years)
(3) Why are you running for this particular court seat?
To use my 8+ years of experience as Probate/Juvenile Judge to continue to protect children, seniors, and families in Geauga County; to continue to give Geauga residents a return on their investment in the training and experience I have obtained as Probate/Juvenile Court Judge; and to continue to respectfully represent Geauga County to other judges statewide and nationally. As Judge, I have issued over 20,000 orders and judgments with less than .001 reversal rate; am Supreme Court qualified to rule on capital cases; have been recognized by the Ohio Association of Juvenile Court Judges (OAJCJ) for my judicious handling of the 2012 Chardon High School shooting case; have been appointed by Chief Justice O’Connor to hear cases in Ashtabula and Lake Counties; and implement innovative, effective services for Geauga County residents.