Extensive Credentials as a Public Servant

Experienced Trial Judge

Elected in 2000 and Re-elected in 2006, 2012, and 2018, to the Lake County Common Pleas Court, General Division, where he presided over about 26,000 matters, including 6,000 felony matters and over 300 jury trials.

Senior judge on that court; served as a presiding judge or administrative judge in 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2022.

Chair of technology, security, local rules, magistrates, and special projects of the court.

American Judges Association member Board of Governors, Judicial Education Committee co-chair, Court Security Committee co-chair.

Ohio Judicial Conference Public Confidence & Community Outreach Committee co-chair.

Previously served as Municipal Court (Painesville and Mentor) acting (part-time) judge from 1988 – 2000

Practicing Trial Attorney
1980-2000

McNamara, Lucci, Hanrahan & Loxterman, Founding and Senior Partner (general practice)

Lake County Bar Association President, 1989 – 1990

Certified Grievance Committee chair, 1999 – 2001

Continuing Legal Education Committee chair, 1984 – 1986

Judicial Selection and Endorsement Committee Chair, 1993 – 1999

Medical-Legal Committee chair, 1999 – 2000

Nominations Committee Chair, 1996

Retired Law Enforcement

Lake County Sheriff's Office special detective, 1994 – 2000
Painesville City Police Department police officer, 1977 – 1982
University Circle Police Department police officer, 1975 – 1977

Instructor

Lakeland Community College instructor in criminal justice ethics, law office management, civil procedure, and criminal procedure.

Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy certified instructor in the law of arrest, search and seizure, Ohio Revised Code, and requalification of police officers in semi-automatic pistols.

Mentor Police Department certified instructor in the law of arrest, search, and seizure.

Instructor of judges for Ohio Judicial College and National Center for State Courts on court and personal security for judges, including concealed carry by judges, and author of the chapter in the Ohio Judges Resource Manual.

Certified pistol instructor by National Rifle Association of America

Professional & Community Leader

Lake Erie College Legal Studies Advisory Committee chair, 1991-2006
Lake County General Health District AIDS Advisory Board chair, 1990 – 1992
Leadership Lake County, Inc. chair, Board of Trustees, 2002 – 2004
Ohio High School Mock Trial Program District & Regional Coordinator
United Way of Lake County, Campaign Cabinet member, 1997 – 2000
Rotary Club of Painesville, Ohio, President, 1988 – 1989, and Paul Harris Fellow
Member of many other community and professional organizations

Education

Master of Judicial Studies (M.J.S.) degree, University of Nevada, Reno, 2012
Inaugural Science and Technology Fellow, Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication Resource certification (ASTAR), Washington DC, 2006
Certificate in Judicial Development, General Jurisdiction Trial Skills, National Judicial College, 2004
Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1980
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree, Case Western Reserve University, 1975
Cardinal Mooney High School, Youngstown, Ohio, 1972

Licenses

Admitted to practice law in the states of Ohio and Florida, and the U.S. Supreme Court
Ohio Peace Officer Basic Police Academy Certifications
Ohio Peace Officer Training Council Certified Instructor
Certified N.R.A. Pistol Instructor
Federal Firearms License holder

Family

Married to Amy L. Lucci who is a nurse manager for the Cleveland Clinic’s Cole Eye Institute, and a Concord Township (Lake County) Trustee. Together, they have five daughters and four granddaughters, and Justice, the German Shepherd Dog.