Paul E Pfeifer was born on October 15,1942 and is an American politician and jurist.
13 Facts About Paul Pfeifer
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Paul Pfeifer served in both houses of the Ohio General Assembly as a member of the Ohio Republican party and was most recently an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio.
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Paul Pfeifer grew up on his family's dairy farm near Bucyrus.
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Paul Pfeifer earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics, political science, and history in 1963 from Ohio State University.
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In 1970, Paul Pfeifer was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives.
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Paul Pfeifer served as an Ohio state representative from 1971 to 1972.
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From 1983 to 1984, Paul Pfeifer was minority floor leader and from 1985 to 1986, with a Republican majority in the Senate, Paul Pfeifer became Assistant President Pro Tempore.
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In 1982, Paul Pfeifer ran for the US Senate, but was defeated by incumbent Democrat Howard Metzenbaum.
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In 1990, Paul Pfeifer ran for Ohio attorney general, losing to Democrat Lee Fisher by a narrow margin of just over 1,200 votes.
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In 1992, Pfeifer was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court, defeating John T Patton.
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Paul Pfeifer was unopposed in his bid for re-election in 2004 and 2010.
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Paul Pfeifer retired January 1,2017 when he was forced to leave the court after exceeding the age of 70, the mandatory retirement age for judges in Ohio.
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Paul Pfeifer remained in that capacity until May 3,2010, when Franklin County Probate Court Judge Eric Brown, who was appointed Chief Justice by Governor Ted Strickland, took office.