OFFICE ADDRESS
Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse, Room 301
85 Marconi Boulevard
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 719-3240

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Judge Edmund A. Sargus, Jr. has served on the District Court since August 23, 1996.

Prior to taking the bench, Judge Sargus served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio from May of 1993 to August of 1996. In 1975, Judge Sargus graduated with an honors degree in American History from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1978, he graduated from the Case Western Reserve School of Law, where he was Vice President of the Student Bar Association.

In November of 1978, Judge Sargus was admitted to the practice of law. He practiced law in Bellaire, Ohio, from 1978 to 1979 in the firm of Cinque, Banker, Linch, Groman and White. From 1980 until May of 1993, Judge Sargus was a member of the firm of Burech & Sargus in St. Clairsville, Ohio.

Judge Sargus also served from 1979 until 1993 as Special Counsel to the Ohio Attorney General. He also served as a Director of the Ohio Citizens Committee for the Arts and the Ohio Environmental Council. Sargus was also a member of the St. Clairsville City Council from 1987 to 1991, Solicitor of Powhatan Point, Ohio from 1978 to 1993, and Law Director for the City of Bellaire from 1990 to 1993.

In 1998, Judge Sargus received the Annual President's Award from CHOICES, which operates the domestic violence shelter and counseling services in Columbus, Ohio. In April of 1999, he received the Annual Public Service Award from the Criminal Justice Research Center of the Ohio State University. In 2002, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist of the United States Supreme Court appointed Judge Sargus to the Judicial Conference Committee on Security and Facilities.

Judge Sargus is married to Belmont County Common Pleas Judge Jennifer Sargus.