Headlines 10 June 2021

DeWine appoints Eklund to 11th District Court of Appeals

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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has announced the judicial appointment of John J. Eklund to the 11th District Court of Appeals.

Eklund will assume office on July 1, 2021, and will be replacing Judge Matt Lynch. Eklund will need to run for election in November 2022 in order to complete the unexpired term ending February 8, 2025.

Eklund has been affiliated with Calfee, Halter and Griswold, LLP since 1980 as a member of Calfee's Antitrust and Trade Regulation Counseling and Litigation group. Additionally, Eklund has served as the Ohio state senator for the 18th Senate District. He was appointed to fill an unexpired term in 2011, was elected to a full four-year term in November 2012, and reelected in November 2016.

Eklund holds a juris doctor from Washington and Lee University School of Law.

Eklund is a member of the American Bar Association's Antitrust Law and Litigation Sections, the Ohio State Bar Association's Antitrust Section, and the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. He is also a board member for Lake-Geauga Habitat for Humanity.

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