Background
Whiteside, Alba Lea was born on February 22, 1928 in Lilly Chapel, Ohio, United States. Son of Alba L. and Lucille (Truitt) Whiteside.
Whiteside, Alba Lea was born on February 22, 1928 in Lilly Chapel, Ohio, United States. Son of Alba L. and Lucille (Truitt) Whiteside.
Bachelor cum laude, Ohio State University, 1952; Juris Doctor summa cum laude, Ohio State University, 1954; certified, National Judicial College, 1969.
Worked at Whiteside & Whiteside (Columbus, Ohio) specializing in Arbitration, Mediation, Appellate Practice, Legal and Litigation Consultation, Municipal, Church Law, Real Estate, Administrative Law, Probate. Admitted to the bar, 1954, Ohio. 1959, United States. Supreme Court and United States.
District Court, Southern District of Ohio.
1964, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.
Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Ohio State Law Journal, 1953.
Author: Ohio Appellate Practice, 1973-1997. Judge: Tenth District Court of Appeals, 1970-1995.
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, 1969-1970. Chief Counsel, City of Columbus City Attorney Office, 1963-1968.
Chairman, Ohio Judicial Conference, 1990-1992.
Chief Justice, Ohio Courts of Appeals, 1987. Member, Board of Trustees: Methodist Retirement Center of Central Ohio. Pastoral Counseling Services.
Chairman, Wesley Ridge, Incorporated.
Treasurer, Columbus North District United Methodist Church. Member: Columbus, Ohio State (Member, Judicial Administration and Legal Reform Committee) and American (Member, Judicial Administration Division) Bar Associations.
Secretary Downtown Civitan Club, Columbus, 1965-1967, president, 1995-1996. Member Republican Control and Executive Coms., Columbus, 1962-1978. Chairman specialized ministries United Methodist Union, Columbus, 1976-1982, secretary worship committee West Ohio Conference, Columbus, 1988-1990, secretary church expert division, 1995-1996, board higher education, since 1996.
Member annual United Methodist Conference. Trustee Columbus north district United Methodist Church, 1990-1997, president, since 1997. Trustee Wesley Glen, 1990-1995, Methodist Retirement Centers, since 1990, Wesley Ridge, since 1995, treasurer, since 1995.
Trustee Pastoral Counseling, since 1991, treasurer, since 1995, vice chair, 1995-1996, chairman, 1996-1997. Member of advisory committee House Select Committee on Court Reorganization, 1990-1995. With United States Army, 1946-1949.
Member American Bar Association, Ohio Judicial Conference (vice president 1988-1990, chairman 1990-1992), Ohio State Bar Association, Council Chief Judges Court Justices Appeals (committee chairman 1990-1992), Columbus Bar Association (past committee chairman), Bexley Music Club (president 1976-1977), Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Virginia Ayres, July 12, 1958 (deceased February 1989). 1 child, Elizabeth Anne Ayres.