Alan Eugene Norris
(1935- )
 
Date and Place of Birth
  • August 15, 1935 , Columbus, Ohio
Education
  • La Sorbonne, University of Paris, Paris France, Certificate, 1956
  • Otterbein College, B.A. with honors, 1957, first in graduating class
  • New York University, LL.B., 1960
  • University of Virginia, LL.M., 1986 (Root-Tilden Scholar)
Private Practice
  • Associate, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, Columbus, Ohio, 1961-1962
  • Associate, Metz & Bailey, Westerville, Ohio, 1962-1965
  • Partner, Metz, Bailey, Norris & Spicer, Westerville, Ohio, 1965-1980
Judicial Experience
  • Law Clerk, Honorable Kingsley A. Taft, Ohio Supreme Court, 1960-1961
  • Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, Tenth District, 1981-1986
  • Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1986-2001
  • Senior Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2001-present
Judicial Committees & Activities
  • Ohio Courts of Appeals Judges Association
    • Co-chair, Legislative Committee, 1981-1986
  • Ohio Judicial Conference , 1981-1986
    • Co-chair, Legislative Committee, 1984-1986
  • Judicial Conference of the United States
    • Committee on the Administrative Office, ????
  • Sixth Circuit Judicial Council, Executive Committee Member, 1986-2001
Government Service
  • City Prosecutor, City of Westerville, Ohio, 1962-1966
  • State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives, 1967-1980
    • House Minority Whip, 1973-1978
  • Member, Westerville Zoning Board of Appeals, 1962-1966
Academic Positions
  • Instructor, Otterbein College, 1976-1980
Professional Associations
  • American Bar Association
  • American Judicature Society
  • Columbus Bar Association
    • Professional Ethics Committee, 1961-1964
    • Real Property Committee, 1964-1967
    • Judiciary Committee, 1967-1972 (Chair, 1969-1970)
    • Legislative Committee, 1972-1974
    • Ad Hoc Committee on the Bar, 1976
  • Ohio State Bar Association
    • Election Reporting Committee, 1970
    • Modern Courts Committee, 19610-1964
  • Institute of Judicial Administration
Civic & Other Activities
  • The Federalist Society
  • Ohio Historical Society
  • Westerville Historical Society
    • President, 1967-1969
  • Chairman, Ohio's American Revolution Bicentennial Commission
  • Member, Ohio Constitutional Revision Commission
  • Board of Trustees, Otterbein College , 1986-1995
  • Franklin County Republican Central Committee, 1962-1980
Honors and Awards
  • Distinguished Service Award, Westerville Jaycees, 1967
  • Public Service Resolution of Honor, Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association, 1971
  • Legislator of the Year, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1972
  • Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio
    • Special Achievement Award, 1973
    • Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1989
    • Honorary Doctor of Laws, 1991
  • Eagleton Institute, (Rutgers University), Seminar for Outstanding State Legislators, 1969
  • Honorary Doctor of Laws, Capital University Law School