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Jack R. Puffenberger
Jack R. Puffenberger is a judge of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division in Ohio. He assumed office in 1991. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Puffenberger (Nonpartisan, Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division in Ohio. Puffenberger won in the general election on November 3, 2020. He advanced from the Democratic primary on April 28, 2020.
Puffenberger is a judge on the court's Probate Division. He joined the court in January 1991.[1][2] Puffenberger was re-elected to the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division in 2014.[3][4]
Puffenberger was a candidate for the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals in the 2016 elections, but he withdrew in June 2016.[5][6]
Biography
Education
Puffenberger received his undergraduate degree from Kent State University in 1973, his master of science degree from Youngstown State University in 1975, and his J.D. from the University of Toledo in 1978.[1]
Career
- 1991-2020: Judge, Lucas County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division
- 1987-1991: Judge, Toledo Municipal Court
- 1979-1987: Attorney in private practice
- 1979-1987: Assistant director of law, City of Toledo [1]
Awards and associations
- Member, Ohio State Bar Association
- Member, American Judicature Society
- Member, Toledo Women's Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, American Judges Association
- Member, Toledo Bar Association
- Member, Lucas County Bar Association [1]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Lucas County, Ohio (2020)
General election
General election for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division
Incumbent Jack R. Puffenberger won election in the general election for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jack R. Puffenberger (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 138,040 |
| Total votes: 138,040 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division
Incumbent Jack R. Puffenberger advanced from the Democratic primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jack R. Puffenberger | 100.0 | 24,412 |
| Total votes: 24,412 | |||
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2016
- Main article: Ohio judicial elections, 2016
Puffenberger filed to run for a seat on the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals in the 2016 elections. He withdrew in June 2016, after advancing unopposed through the primary election.[5][6]
| Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals, Judge Yarbrough's Seat Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jack R. Puffenberger (unopposed) |
100.00% | 61,968 | |
| Total Votes | 61,968 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
2014
See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2014
Puffenberger ran for re-election to the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[4]
2008
Puffenberger was re-elected to the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division in November 2008 for another six-year term, effective until February 8, 2015.[1][7]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jack R. Puffenberger did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Lucas County Probate Court, "Jack R. Puffenberger Biography"
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official Website: Judiciary Election Roster 2009-2010"
- ↑ Judicial selection in Ohio
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lucas County Board of Elections, "Election Notice For Use with the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 [Ohio Secretary of State candidate list, received by email]
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Toledo Blade, "Puffenberger withdraws as candidate for appeals court," June 4, 2016
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official Website: Election Results, Court of Common Pleas," November 4, 2008
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio
State courts:
Ohio Supreme Court • Ohio District Courts of Appeal • Ohio Courts of Common Pleas • Ohio County Courts • Ohio Municipal Courts • Ohio Court of Claims
State resources:
Courts in Ohio • Ohio judicial elections • Judicial selection in Ohio
