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Judge Patrick McGrath was born in Flint, Michigan, and raised in
Grand Blanc, Michigan. He received his B.A. degree from The Ohio State
University in 1964 and following a period of post-graduate study at
the University of Michigan, Judge McGrath received his Juris Doctorate
from The Ohio State University, College of Law in 1968. He then was
in private practice in a small trial intensive firm from 1968 to 1970
specializing in personal injury and worker's compensation law. He joined
the staff of the Columbus City Attorney's office in 1970 and was promoted
to senior assistant city attorney in 1975 and chief counsel in charge
of all city civil litigation for a ten-year period from 1978 to 1988. |
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In 1988, Judge McGrath was elected to the General Division of the
Franklin County Common Pleas Court where he served for sixteen years
before election to the Tenth District Court of Appeals in 2004. While
on the Common Pleas Court, Judge McGrath was elected five terms as
Administrative Judge and two terms as Presiding Judge. Judge McGrath
has been a member of the Franklin County Criminal Justice Planning
Board, and the Ohio Supreme Court's Commission on Professionalism.
He is a Fellow of the Columbus Bar Foundation; and member of the Legislative
Committee of the Ohio Judicial Conference; the Judicial Administration
and Legal Reform Committee of the Ohio State Bar Association; the Ohio
Bar Association; the Ohio Judicial Conference; the Ohio Common Pleas
Judges Association; various trial lawyer and defense lawyer organizations;
as well as a member of the Columbus Bar Association and many of its
committees.
Judge McGrath is a member of several charitable and civic associations.
He is married and has one daughter. Judge McGrath, his wife and daughter
reside in Dublin, Ohio.
STAFF MEMBERS
Attorneys:
- Cynthia Sgalla
- Nadine Hauptman
Judicial Secretary:
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