WILLIAM R. ZIMMERMAN
Presiding Judge of Shelby County Probate/Juvenile Court

Shelby County Probate/Juvenile Court
Shelby County Courthouse
P.O. Box 4187
100 E. Court St.
Sidney, OH 45365
Phone (937) 498-7263
Fax: (937) 498-7260

EDUCATION

• Ohio Northern University, Juris Doctorate Degree, 1979
• Ohio Northern University Bachelor of Science Degree, 1975
• Anderson High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) Diploma, 1971

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

• Shelby County Probate/Juvenile Judge 2009 - present
• Assistant Shelby County Public Defender 2006 - 2009
• Shelby County Public Defender 1983 - 2005
• Assistant Montgomery County Public Defender 1980 -1983
• Shelby County Bar Assoc. President 2004 - 2006

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

• Ohio State Bar Association
• Shelby County Bar Association
• Ohio Association of Probate Judges
• Ohio Association of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
• National Association of Probate Judges
• National Association of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
• Member of United States Supreme Court Bar Assoc.
• Member of the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio and Northern District of Ohio.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Married and father of four children
• Holy Angels Catholic Church, past president of parish council
• Instructor of Law, Sinclair community college
• Guest lecturer of law, Ohio Northern University, Education Department
• Seminar presenter at Ohio Northern University
• Assistant Football Coach, Lehman Catholic High (State semi-finals 1993, 2001, 2008)