Judge Steve C. Shuff

Education

• Wake Forest University (1978)
  • Juris Doctor (J.D.)
• Heidelberg University (1975)
  • Bachelor of Arts in History (B.A.) 
• Tiffin Columbian High School (1971)
  • High School Diploma

Background

• 1999 – Present
  Judge for the Common Pleas Court (Seneca County, OH)
• 1991 – 1998
  Owner of Shuff Law Offices (Tiffin, OH)
• 1984 – 1991
  Partner of Shuff & Kutscher Law Offices (Tiffin, OH)
• 1983 – 1988
  Prosecuting Attorney (Seneca County, OH)
• 1978 – 1983
  Assistant Prosecuting Attorney (Seneca County, OH)
• 1978 – 1983
  Associate Attorney for Thomas R. Spellerberg Law Office (Tiffin, OH)
• 1973-1978
  Research Assistant/Legal Intern at Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (Seneca County, OH)
• 1967 – 1973
  Clerk/Carry-out at Paul & Dick’s Supermarket (Tiffin, OH)

Professional Associations

• Ohio State Bar Association
• Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association
• Ohio Jury Management Association
• American Judges Association
• Ohio Supreme Court Appointee
  • Jury Services Task Force
  • Commission on Continuing Legal Education
  • Assigned as a visiting Judge to the Common Pleas Court for Allen, Darke, Hancock, Huron, Lucas, Sandusky and Wyandot Counties
• Fellow: Ohio State Bar Foundation (Class of 1998)

Community

• NOAH Foundation of Ohio – 2008-Present
  • Secretary and Member of Board of Trustees
• Tiffin Eagles Scholarship Committee – 1988-Present
  • Chairperson

Honors/Awards

• 2019 – Outstanding Citizenship Award
  • Seneca Regional Chamber of Commerce
• 2019 – Distinguished Service Award
  • North Central Ohio Educational Service Center
• 2019 – President’s Award
  • Tiffin-Seneca Economic Partnership
    (Awarded to all Seneca County Judges for new Seneca County Justice Center)
• 2016 – Leadership Award
  • Mental Health & Recovery Services Board of Seneca, Sandusky & Wyandot Counties
• 2011 – Award of Excellence
  • Ohio Jury Management Association