Grendell Appointed to Judgeship

Senator Tim Grendell (R- Chesterland) has been appointed by Governor Kasich to fill a vacancy on the Geauga County Common Pleas Court’s Juvenile/Probate Division. Grendell must run for the seat next November in order to fill out the unexpired term that ends in February 2015. He will take the bench on September 21. Grendell has served in the legislature since 2001. He currently chairs the Senate Judiciary-Criminal Justice Committee. Senate President Tom Niehaus (R- New Richmond) has said that a replacement would not be selected until after the Apportionment Board finalizes new legislative districts. Grendell is the seventh Senator to leave the legislature since the 2010 election.