Candidate Details
- Residence
Euclid - Email
pgallagher102189@gmail.com - Social Media
- Age
59 - Occupation
Judge - Euclid Municipal Court - Education
Cleveland Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1989
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, B.S., Accountancy, 1986
St. Joseph High School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1982
Holy Cross Grade School, Euclid, Ohio, 1978
- Work Experience
Practicing Attorney for 34 years
Judge, Euclid Municipal Court, 2018 - Present
Acting Judge, Euclid Municipal Court, 2016 – Present
Criminal Prosecutor, City of Euclid, Ohio , 2005 – 2016
Assistant Law Director, City of Euclid, Ohio, 2006 – 2016
Principal, Allan & Gallagher, LLP, 1999 – 2017
Associate Attorney, McIntyre, Kahn & Kruse, Co., LPA, 1989 – 1999
- Family
Married with three (3) adult children - Affiliations
Councilman, City of Euclid, 1997-2001
Civil Service Commissioner, City of Euclid, 2002-2004
Ohio Supreme Court, 1989 - Present
United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1989 - Present
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1989 - Present
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia (Inactive), 1993
Certified Public Accountant (Inactive), 1995
Ohio State Bar Association
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Parishioner, Our Lady of the Lake Church, 1963 - Present
Past President, Our Lady of the Lake Grade School Parent Booster Club
Past President, Villa Angela - St. Joseph High School Parent Oarsmen Club
Question 1
List your judicial experience (courts and years)
Judge - Euclid Municipal Court, 2018 - Present
Question 2
What non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?
I have been a resident of Euclid for 59 years. I have been actively engaged and involved in our community's institutions and governance. I believe this experience makes me uniquely qualified to be Judge of the Euclid Municipal Court.
Question 3
Why are you running for this particular court seat?
As Judge of the Euclid Municipal Court for the past six (6) years, I would like the opportunity to continue our efforts to improve the Court's functions and operations.