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Judge
Street was elected to serve as Judge of the Chillicothe
Municipal Court for the six year term beginning January 1, 1996,
and re-elected to a second term beginning January 1, 2002.
During that time, he has presided over in excess of 20,000 cases,
including more than 900 court trials, and 175 jury trials. He has
performed over 500 weddings and has been available for search
warrants, arrest warrants, and other emergency requests.
He enjoys speaking at local high schools and has participated
as a volunteer judge for the high school mock trial program.
In addition to hisduties at the court, he is a member of the
Association of Municipal and County Judges of Ohio, the Ohio
Judicial Conference, the Ross County Bar Association, the Ohio
State Bar Association, and the American Judges Association.
He is serving his second three year term as a member of the
Supreme Court of Ohio Board of Commissioners on Grievances and
Discipline.
Before his election to the bench, Judge Street had been in the
practice of law with his father as a member of the law firm of
Phillips and Street from 1981 through 1995. He served as an
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Ross County from 1993 to 1995,
and he was President of Chillicothe City Council from 1989 through
1995.
Judge Street received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Wake Forrest University
in 1978 and earned his Juris Doctorate from Washington & Lee University
School of Law in 1981.
Judge Street has been active in many civic and community organizations,
including the Salvation Army Advisory Board, where he was chairman for
thirteen years; the Paint Valley Mental Health, Alcohol, and Drug
Addiction Services Board; the Chillicothe Rotary Club ( he served as
president in 1988-89); the Scioto Valley Youth Baseball League; and the
Chillicothe Anglican Fellowship, where he serves as Senior Warden,
Sunday school teacher, and lay reader. He and his wife, Lynn, have
four children.
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