Gene A. Zmuda at a glance
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- Court of Appeals Judge
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Gene A. Zmuda
Court of Appeals Judge · Sixth District Court of Appeals
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Biography
Professional career
- Zmuda has held the role of a judge on the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals since November 2018, a position he won in the 2024 general election and re‐elected to a term ending February 8, 2031
- 2018–present – Judge, Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals
- Gene A. Zmuda is a Republican judge of the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals, elected in 2018 and re‐elected in 2024, with a career that spans municipal court, common pleas court, and private legal practice
- 2006–2018 – Judge, Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
- 2003–2006 – Judge, Toledo Municipal Court
- He has also held the role of an adjunct professor at the University of Toledo and has delivered continuing legal education programs in Ohio
Education
- University of Toledo College of Law — J.D. (1984)
- University of Toledo — magna cum laude — B.A. (1981)
Additional information
- He is currently the Chair of the Civil Law Committee for the Ohio Judicial Conference and a member of its Executive Committee
- During his tenure on the Lucas County Common Pleas Court, Zmuda was known for striking down a local law banning the transport of alcohol into Ohio from other states, ruling it unconstitutional under the interstate commerce clause.
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Sources
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