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Sheriff Leis' Biographical Information

PERSONAL DATA

  • Born June 12, 1934, Cincinnati, Ohio

EDUCATION

  • 1948-1952 St. Xavier High School, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • September, 1952 through January, 1954, Holy Cross College,
    Worchester, Massachusetts
  • February, 1954 through June, 1956, Xavier University, Cincinnati,
    Ohio; Bachelor of Science Degree; History Major, English Major
  • 1960-1965 Salmon P. Chase Law School, Cincinnati, Ohio,
    Juris Doctorate Degree.

MILITARY

  • Active Duty January, 1957 to March 1960, - holding rank of Private First
    Class, Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps.
  • Participated in the landing and operations of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, in Beirut, Lebanon in 1958.
  • Honorable Discharge, U.S. Marine Corps, 1971, rank of Captain.

PUBLIC SERVICE

  • March, 1961 to March 1966, Court Constable for Common Pleas Judges Charles E. Weber and Fred L. Hoffman.
  • July, 1966 to October, 1968, Assistant City Prosecutor for the City of Cincinnati.
  • October, 1968 to November, 1969, Assistant City Solicitor for the City of Cincinnati.
  • November, 1969 to January, 1971, First Assistant United States Attorney for Southern District of Ohio.
  • January, 1971, appointed Prosecuting Attorney of Hamilton County, Ohio.
  • November, 1972, 1976, and 1980, elected to four year terms as Prosecuting Attorney of Hamilton County, Ohio.
  • November, 1982, elected Judge, Court of Common Pleas.
  • June, 1987, appointed Sheriff of Hamilton County, Ohio.
  • November, 1988, elected Sheriff of Hamilton County, Ohio.
  • November, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 re-elected Sheriff of Hamilton County, Ohio.