21 Facts About Tim Grendell

Timothy J Grendell was born on April 17,1953 and is a Republican judge on the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas.

Tim Grendell was a member of the Ohio Senate from 2005 to 2011, and of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2000 until 2004.

Timothy Grendell was appointed to the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas as the Juvenile and Probate judge in 2011 by then Governor John Kasich after leaving Columbus, OH.

Tim Grendell was awarded a Bachelor's Degree in History from John Carroll University and graduated from St Ignatius High School.

Tim Grendell served in the United States Army from 1978 to 1983, and was assigned to the Judge Advocate General Office for the 2nd Armored Division at Fort Hood, Texas.

Months later, the court ordered Tim Grendell to pay thousands of dollars in sanctions in a case where he tried to force the Ohio General Assembly to appropriate funds for an airport project he supported.

The court said Tim Grendell's lawsuit was "frivolous" and that "harassment is the only apparent rationale" for his accusations of criminal activity by one of the defendants.

Tim Grendell made the argument that the Compact interfered with private property rights.

Tim Grendell waived the two years left in his Senate term to run for his former House of Representatives seat in order to avoid term limits.

Tim Grendell served on the Ohio Attorney General's Human Trafficking Commission.

In September 2011 Tim Grendell was appointed judge of the Geauga County Juvenile and Probate Court by the governor.

Tim Grendell was elected again to the position in November 2014.

Tim Grendell is the co-creator of the Good Deeds Program with former Geauga County Recorder Sharon Gingerich, an effort to educate and assist Geauga County with probate planning for real estate and vehicles.

Tim Grendell was named President of the Ohio Juvenile Judges in 2017 and elected to the National Committee of Probate Judges.

In December 2019, Tim Grendell told election officials that he planned to retire before his term ended so that if re-elected, he could receive both a salary of over $150,000 and a pension, both funded by taxpayers.

In court Grendell has referred to the pandemic as a "panic-demic" and claimed that at least 15 mothers were using it as an excuse to "mess with" fathers' parenting time in custody cases before him.

In October 2020, Tim Grendell made an order forbidding two parents from getting their child tested for COVID-19 without his permission.

Tim Grendell faced disciplinary charges before Ohio's Board of Professional Conduct in early 2024.

Additionally, Tim Grendell faced charges for testifying in favor of legislation that his wife, then-state Rep.

Diane Tim Grendell, sponsored, raising concerns over the misuse of his judicial position for personal or familial gain.

On October 4,2024, a panel of the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct recommended that Tim Grendell be suspended from the practice of law for 18 months, with 6 months stayed on conditions, and that he be immediately suspended from judicial office for the duration of his disciplinary suspension.