JUDGE KENNETH A. ROCCO
Judge Kenneth A. Rocco was first elected to the Eighth District Court of Appeals in 1996.
Family:
Married for 46
years to Rebecca, a retired educator;
children: Elizabeth, a physician and former
Peace Corps volunteer, and Kathleen, an
environmental educator.
Education: A.B. from Ohio University (1962); J.D. from Case Western Reserve School of Law (1965).
Experience:
Chair of the Eighth Appellate District
Judicial Conference (2005-2007); Judge Court
of Common Pleas-Juvenile Division
(1983-1996); Administrative Judge, Court of
Common Pleas-Juvenile Division (1986-1989);
State Representative, Ohio General Assembly
(1975-1982); Member of City Council, City of
Parma (1973-1974); Member of The Ohio House
Judiciary Committee (1975-1982); Member of
The Ohio House Civil & Commercial Law
Committee (1981-1982); Sole Practitioner
Attorney (1965-1982); Law Director and
Prosecutor, Brooklyn Heights (1973-1974);
Prosecutor and Assistant Law Director, Parma
(1966-1972); U.S. Army (1957-1958).