Judge Puffenberger's Bio

PRESENT:

 

Presiding Judge, Lucas County Probate Court
Presiding Judge, Lucas County Common Pleas Court
National College of Probate Judges, Nominating Committee
Ohio Judicial Conference Executive Committee
Ohio Judicial Conference Probate Law & Procedure Committee, Co-Chair
Toledo Legal Aid Society, Board Member
Coalition of Organizations Protecting Elders (COPE), Co-Chair
Lucas County Courthouse Preservation Alliance, Board Member
 

FORMER:

 

Judge, Toledo Municipal Court
American Judges Association Board of Governors
American Judges Association, Chair, Probate and Elder Law Committee
National College of Probate Judges, Executive Committee
The Supreme Court of Ohio Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline
Ohio Probate Judges Association, President
Ohio Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Technology and the Courts
Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Rules of Practice & Procedure
Toledo Bar Association – Nominating Committee
Attorney, General Practice of Law
Assistant Director of Law, City of Toledo, Toledo Municipal Court Prosecutor 
Professional Societies

Ohio State Bar Association
Toledo Women's Bar Association
   
Toledo Bar Association
Lucas County Bar Association-
(Executive Committee)

Social, Service and Civic Associations

Hope Lutheran Church
Comprehensive Addiction Services Systems (COMPASS) Former Board Member
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo Zoological Society
Old Newsboys Goodfellow Association – Life Member and Scholarship Committee Member
Greater Beneficial Union (GBU)
International Institute of Greater Toledo, Inc. – Former Board Member
Citizens for Metroparks
Toledo Botanical Gardens
Lutheran Social Services – Former Board Member
Kent State University Alumni Association – Former Member of the National Board of Directors
University of Toledo Alumni Association – Law Alumni Executive Committee
Scholarship Fund, Inc. – Board Member, President
Lutheran Social Services Foundation, Board Member
Addendum

Public Official of the Year, National Association of Social Workers, Ohio Chapter
Ohio Probate Judges Association Meritorious Service Award
American Jurisprudence Award for Legal Academic Achievement in the field of Constitutional Law
St. James Lutheran Church, three times Past President of Church Council
Guest Lecturer, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
Guest Lecturer, Ohio Municipal Judges Association
Guest Lecturer, University of Toledo
Guest Lecturer, Defense Trial Lawyers
Guest Lecturer, Stark County Bar Association
Guest Lecturer, Franklin County Bar Association
Guest Lecturer, Greene County Bar Association
Guest Lecturer, Dayton Bar Association
Recipient of numerous Certificates of Attainment from the Ohio Judicial College
Recipient of First Community Award, Lucas County Committee for Children
Recipient of the Eleanor M. Kahle Award, TRIAD Council of Northwest Ohio
Recipient of Lucas County Children Services Resolution for Assistance in winning a National Adoption Excellence Award
Recipient of University of Toledo Department of Health and Recreation Services Distinguished Service Award
Recipient of Lucas County Board of Developmental Disability Advocacy Commendation