Full Biography for Ronald Suster

Candidate for
Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court; Term Starting 1/2/99

Date of Birth: October 31, 1942
Occupation: Common Pleas Judge, Cuyahoga County
Office: County Courthouse, 1200 Ontario Street, Cleveland, OH 44113/Phone: 216-443-9727
Residence: 2111 Aberdeen Dr., Euclid, Ohio 44143/Phone: 216-481-6000
Family: Wife: Patricia; Children: Jennifer, Joseph and Michael

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Judge, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court 1995-present

• Ohio House of Representatives, 1981-1995

• General Practice of Law, 1970-1995
• Assistant Ohio Attorney General, 1971-1980
• Law Director, City of Highland Heights, 1976-1977
• Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, 1968-1971
• Assistant Law Director, City of Cleveland, 1967
• Ohio Board of Bar Examiners, Member 1977-1982
  Chairman, Ohio Board of Bar Examiners, 1982

EDUCATION

• Case Western Reserve University Law School, J.D., 1967
• Adelbert College, Western Reserve University, B.A., 1964

LABOR LAW & ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE

• Ohio Arbitration Development Program
• Panel Arbitrator, District 6 and District 17, United Mine Workers of America
• Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FCMS) Panel Member
• Arbitrator, United Technologies Automotive, Inc. and International Association of Machinists
• Industrial Relations Center Advisory Committee, Cleveland State University

ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS

• Ohio State Bar Association, District 12 Delegate
• Citizens League of Greater Cleveland
• Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary
• Air Force Association, Lifetime Member
• Optimist International, Lifetime Member
• Greater Cleveland Safety Council, Past Vice President & General Counsel

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

• Ohio Judicial Conference Award, 1994
• Ohio State Bar Association, Distinguished Service Award, 1991
• Catholic Man of the Year 1990
• Ohio Supreme Court, Public Policy Leadership Award, 1989
• Leadership in Government, Northern Ohio Roundtable, 1989
• Ohio Prosecutors Association, 1984
• Leadership Cleveland Graduate, 1983