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Hamilton County, OH November 7, 2000 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Simon L. Leis, Jr.

Candidate for
Sheriff; County of Hamilton

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF SIMON L. LEIS, JR.

PERSONAL DATA

  • Born June 12, 1934, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • Married to the former Margery C. Wolff.
  • Three children.

EDUCATION

  • 1948-1952 St. Xavier High School, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • September, 1952 through January, 1954, Holy Cross College, Worchester, Massachusetts.
  • February, 1954 through June, 1956, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio. Bachelor of Science Degree; History Major, English Major.
  • 1960-1965 Salmon P. Chase Law School, Cincinnati, Ohio, Doctor Juris Degree.

MILITARY

  • Honorable Discharge, U.S. Marine Corps, 1971, rank of Captain.
  • Active Duty January, 1957 to March 1960, - holding rank of Private First Class, Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant U.S. Marine Corps.
  • Participated in the landing and operations of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment in Beirut, Lebanon in 1958.

EMYLOYMENT

  • Part-time employment while attending school ranging from laborer, truck driver, school bus driver, and mail carrier to salesman.
  • March 1960 to March 1961, employed as Insurance Adjuster.
  • March 1961 to March 1966, Court Constable for Common Pleas Judges Charles E. Weber and Fred L. Hoffman.
  • July 1966 to October 1968, Assistant City Prosecutor for the City of Cincinnati.
  • October 1968 to November 1969, Assistant City Solicitor for the City of Cincinnati.
  • November 1969 to January 1971, First Assistant United States Attorney for Southern District of Ohio.
  • January 1971, appointed Prosecuting Attorney of Hamilton County, Ohio.
  • November 1972, 1976, and 1980, elected to four year terms as Prosecuting Attorney of Hamilton County, Ohio.
  • November 1982, elected Judge, Court of Common Pleas.
  • June 1987, appointed Sheriff of Hamilton County, Ohio.
  • November 1988, elected Sheriff of Hamilton County, Ohio.
  • November 1992, re-elected Sheriff of Hamilton County, Ohio.
  • November 1996, re-elected Sheriff of Hamilton County, Ohio.

ORGANIZATIONS

  • Former President Ohio Prosecuting Attorney Association.
  • National District Attorney's Association.
  • Hamilton County Republican Club.
  • Buckeye State Sheriffs Association, President 1993

AWARDS

  • Honored in 1979 as the Outstanding Prosecuting Attorney in the State of Ohio by the Ohio Prosecuting Attorney's Association.

OTHER

  • Former Lecturer, Salmon P. Chase College of Law.

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