Gregory Lynn Frost (born April 17, 1949) is a former

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of the

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Education and career

Born in Newark,

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, Frost received a

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degree from

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in 1971 and a

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from the Claude W. Pettit College of Law at

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in 1974. He was an Assistant prosecuting attorney of

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Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Ohio from 1974 to 1978, entering private practice in

from 1978 to 1983. He was a judge on the Licking County Municipal Court from 1983 to 1990, and on the Licking County Common Pleas Court from 1990 to 2003.

District court service

On January 7, 2003, Frost was nominated by President

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to a seat on the

vacated by

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. Frost was confirmed by the

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on March 10, 2003, and received his commission on March 11, 2003. He retired on May 2, 2016.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frost, Gregory Lynn 1949 births Living people Ohio state court judges Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush Wittenberg University alumni Claude W. Pettit College of Law alumni People from Newark, Ohio