Sandusky County-Bellevue, Clyde, Fremont, Gibsonburg, Woodville, Ohio.
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Auditor Farrell

Judge John P. Kolesar

jpkolesar@co.sandusky.oh.us

Education:

 

University of Dayton School of Law,

Dayton, Ohio - JD - 1995
Member of Law Review 

Drexel University,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - BS - 1988
Earned Varsity Letters in Cross Country and Track

 
Previous Positions:

Assistant County Prosecutor for Sandusky County
2001 through 2009. 
 

Assistant County Prosecutor for Seneca County
1999-2001
 

Assistant County Public Defender for Seneca County
1997-1999
 

Private Practice
as Attorney in Dayton, Ohio
1995-1997

 

Bar Admissions:

Connecticut – November 1994          

New York  – May 1995

Ohio – November 1995                                   

United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio – 1995

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit – 1996

United States Supreme Court – 2007

 
Professional Accomplishments
  • Argued and briefed case in Ohio Supreme Court resulting in reversal of appellate court

  • Appealed adverse ruling to Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals resulting in reversal

  • Tried more than 40 criminal cases to jury verdict as prosecutor

  • Prosecuted murder case through jury trial as solo prosecutor resulting in conviction

  • Prosecuted capital murder case as co-counsel to three-judge panel

  • Argued and briefed civil case in United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

  • Tried more than 10 criminal cases to jury verdict as defense attorney

 

Community Activites:

American Red Cross, Sandusky River Chapter
Board of Directors
 

Sandusky County Council for Person with Mental Retardation
President of Board of Trustees
 

Fremont Elite Runners Club
Member

 

Family:

Married since 1999 to Cindy Bilby, Director of Sandusky County Department of Job and Family Services

   
   
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SPRING IS AROUND THE CORNER!!!

News/Event

           

March Days to Remember!!

March 14th Daylight Savings time begins, March 17th St. Patrick's Day, March 20th Spring Begins, March 28th Palm Sunday, March 30th Passover

Black History Month - Sever Weather Awareness Week March 21st - 27th -

Elected Officials
Commissioner-Terry Thatcher Clerk of Courts-Tracy Overmyer

Commissioner
John Rettig
Coroner-John Wukie
Commissioner-Dan Polter Engineer-James Moyer
Auditor-William Farrell Prosecutor-Tom Stierwalt
Treasurer-Irma Celestino Sheriff-Kyle Overmyer
Recorder-Colleen Carmack Judge-John Dewey  
Judge-Brad Smith Judge-Herbert Adams
Judge-Barbara J. Ansted Judge John P. Kolesar

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