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Sargus, Edmund A., Jr.
Born 1953 in Wheeling, WV
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Nominated by William J. Clinton on December 22, 1995, to a seat vacated by Carl Bernard Rubin. Confirmed by the Senate on July 22, 1996, and received commission on August 1, 1996. Served as chief judge, 2015-2019.
Education:
Brown University, A.B., 1975
Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., 1978
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Nominated by William J. Clinton on December 22, 1995, to a seat vacated by Carl Bernard Rubin. Confirmed by the Senate on July 22, 1996, and received commission on August 1, 1996. Served as chief judge, 2015-2019.
Education:
Brown University, A.B., 1975
Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., 1978
Professional Career:
Private practice, Bellaire and St. Clairsville, Ohio, 1978-1993
Special counsel to the attorney general, State of Ohio, 1979-1993
City councilman, St. Clairsville, Ohio, 1988-1991
U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1993-1996