Jack R. Puffenberger

Professional career

• In December 2024, he was elected presiding judge of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, a role effective Jan
• 1987–1991: Judge, Toledo Municipal Court
• Administrative Judge of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas
• Puffenberger denied wrongdoing, stating the program aligns with judicial duties to promote public understanding of justice

Education

Additional information

• 1, 2025 In August 2026, he faced a taxpayer lawsuit alleging misuse of $60,000 in public funds for TV commercials promoting the probate court’s educational program, which the plaintiff claimed also benefited his son’s campaign for the probate seat.
• 6, 1990; re‐elected 1996, 2002, 2008, 2014, 2020)
• overseeing the court’s 15 judges across domestic, juvenile, probate, and general divisions.
• He also continues as the administrative judge of the probate division NewsBreak.
• He has served on the Ohio Supreme Court Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure, the Ohio Judicial Conference Executive Committee, and the Ohio Supreme Court Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline