Jeffrey W. Clymer - Judge Superior Court 2, Candidate

Honorable Jeffrey W. Clymer – Judge Porter Superior Court 2

CURRENT JUDGE OF PORTER SUPERIOR COURT JEFF CLYMER

• Appointed Porter Superior Court Judge by Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb in 2017
• Elected Porter Superior Court Judge by Porter County voters in 2018
• Presides over criminal and civil jury trials including murder, rape, child molestation, battery, burglary, robbery and multimillion dollar civil cases
• Received the Civility Award from the Indiana State Bar Association Litigation Section in 2019
• Elected as District Representative of the Indiana Judges Association (2018-2022)
• Selected by Judges as Chairman of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (2022 – present)
• Attended meetings of the Porter County Safe Schools Commission
• Attended the Indiana Supreme Court Opioid Summit

​LEGAL EDUCATION/HONORS

• Magna Cum Laude graduate of the Valparaiso University School of Law in 1992; Note Editor of the Valparaiso Law Review; Associate Justice on the first Board of the Valparaiso Moot Court Society
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  LEGAL CLERKSHIPS
• Law Clerk to the United States Department of Justice Banking and Financial Crimes Section in 1989; Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Section in 1990
• Law Clerk for the Berrien County Michigan Circuit Court in 1992-1993

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BAR ADMISSIONS

• Admitted to practice law in Indiana, Michigan and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in 1992

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

• Represented over 1000 clients in court, conducted more than 250 civil mediations and more than 50 jury trials as lead counsel
• Litigated numerous multimillion dollar lawsuits
• (Former) Indiana Registered Mediator

LEGAL TEACHING

• Adjunct Professor, Valparaiso University School of Law (1999 to 2017)
• Instructor of continuing legal education classes for attorneys (2002 – present)

LEGAL LEADERSHIP

• Past President of the Porter County Bar Association and the Porter County American Inn of Court
• Former Delegate to the Indiana State Bar Association House of Delegates, and a Fellow of the Indiana Bar Foundation

SECURITY CLEARANCE

• Received Secret Clearance while working as a civilian contractor for the United States Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Member of the National Eagle Scout Association
• Vice President, Youth Protection Training, LaSalle Council, Boy Scouts of America
• First Recipient of the Porter County Good Scout Award
• Past President of the Valparaiso Kiwanis Club and a former member of the Board of Directors of the Valparaiso Kiwanis Foundation
• Past President of the Porter County Career and Building Trades Corp., Inc.
• Member of the Rebuilding Together and the Valparaiso Kiwanis ramp building team for disabled persons
• Past Captain of a Relay for Life team for the American Cancer Society
• Past Co-Chairperson of the Boy Scout Annual Day of Prayer Breakfast
• Past volunteer truck driver with Indiana Fallen Heroes Program

FAMILY

• Married to Lori Clymer, a retired Porter County teacher.
• A proud husband, father, grandfather and owner of one rescued dog

Authorized and paid for by the Clymer for Judge Committee

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