JUDGE NORMAN P. SMITH
Presiding Judge of Shelby County Probate Court

Shelby County Probate Court
Shelby County Courthouse
P.O. Box 4187
100 E. Court St.
Sidney, OH 45365
Phone (937) 498-7263
Fax: (937) 498-7260

• University of Notre Dame Juris Doctorate Degree, 1968
• University of Dayton Bachelor of Science Degree, 1965
• Tiffin Calvert High School Diploma, 1961

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

• Shelby County Probate Judge 1991 - present
• Shelby County Prosecuting Attorney 1973 - 1977
• Acting Sidney Municipal Court Judge 1978 - 1981
• Assistant Attorney General 1983 – 1991
• Village Solicitor Jackson Center 1981 – 1983
• Assistant Shelby County Prosecutor 1969 – 1973
• Ohio Judicial Conference Executive Committee 2001 – present
• Ohio Judicial Conference Juvenile Law and Procedure Committee 1992 - present
  Chairman or co-chairman 2001 – present
• Trustee, Ohio Association of Juvenile and Family Court Judges 1996 – 2000
• Attorney-General Practice of Law 1968 – 1991

• Ohio State Bar Association
• Shelby County Bar Association
• Ohio Association of Probate Judges
• Ohio Association of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
• National Association of Probate Judges
• National Association of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
• Past member of Ohio Prosecuting Attorney Association
• Past Member of National District Attorney Association

• Married and father of six children
• Holy Angels Catholic Church, two times parish council president
• Member of Shelby County Family & Children First Council
• Founding Board Member of S & H Products
• Instructor of Law, Edison Community College, Piqua, Ohio
• Coach, IUTIS Softball
• Seminar presenter for several programs and seminars sponsored by the Ohio Association of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
• Annual Conference presenter of the Ohio Attorney General’s Two Days in May Conference, 2003 and 2004
• Presenter on adoption procedures for Ohio Probate Clerks
• Guest lecturer on Probate and Juvenile matters before numerous civic organizations