Robert N. Rusu, Jr.

Professional career

• The 20th Probate Judge of Mahoning County, Ohio, serving since July 8, 2014, with a term expiring February 9, 2027
• Official site: Mahoning County Probate Court – Judge Rusu Mahoning County, OH

Education

Additional information

• Judge Rusu was appointed by Governor John Kasich in 2014 and later won election to the bench in the November 2014 general election.
• He also held the role of a magistrate in the Canfield Mayor’s Court (2012–2014).
• He is a graduate of Canfield High School, earned a B.A. in Political Science from Youngstown State University (1989), and a J.D. from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan (1993) Mahoning County, OH
• handling matters such as estate administrations, guardianships, Medicaid cases, and elder law issues
• He presides over the Probate Division of the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas
• Before joining the bench, Judge Rusu had over 21 years of private practice exclusively in probate administration, guardianships, estate planning, Medicaid, and aging-related matters.