Jack Zouhary
Jack Zouhary | |
|---|---|
 Zouhary, c. 2008 | |
| 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, U.S. |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) University of Toledo (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
[edit]Zouhary was born in 1951 and raised in Toledo, Ohio[1] as the son of a Syrian father and a Lebanese mother.[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
[edit]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] The United States Senate confirmed him on March 16, 2006, by a 96–0 vote,[4][3] and he received his commission on March 28, 2006.[5] Since that time, his involvement with a prisoner re-entry program has received media attention.[6] He assumed senior status on July 1, 2019.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Incorporated. 1 January 1991. ISBN 9781561602223 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Zouhary among judges of Mideast descent honored". The Blade. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ a b c "The Blade".
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Jack Zouhary, of Ohio, To Be U.S. District Judge)". United States Senate. March 16, 2006. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ a b Jack Zouhary at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Re-entry court aims to assist ex-cons". Toledo Blade. June 2013.
Sources
[edit]- Jack Zouhary at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1951 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American judges
- American people of Syrian descent
- 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