I am writing to strongly endorse Matt Reger’s candidacy for Wood County Common Pleas judge.
I have known Matt throughout his 22 year legal career, including his nearly 20 years as an Assistant Municipal Prosecutor and then Municipal Prosecutor for the City of Bowling Green. As a prosecutor, Matt has earned the respect of his fellow attorneys and those in the community who have dealt with the court system and is known for his competence and professionalism.
What also uniquely qualifies Matt for judicial office is the dedication that he has shown to serving the broader Wood County community. He has volunteered with and served on the boards of numerous nonprofit organizations, including the Black Swamp Youth Arts Festival (as chair), the Wood County Airport Authority, Woodlane Industries, Wood County Law Library, and the Wood County Bar Association (serving as a board member, secretary/treasurer, vice president and president). I have had the pleasure of working with Matt on various community projects and have come to admire his energy, creativity and tireless commitment to public service. For example, in 2011, Matt established the Community Christian Legal Services organization, which is a once-a-month legal clinic that serves the needs of those who cannot afford to hire an attorney. The success of this nonprofit organization is due to Matt’s hard work and commitment to meeting the needs of the community.
Matt’s passion for public service has also taken him to numerous foreign countries as an election monitor for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, as well as providing training to attorneys and judges and in the former Soviet Union through the American Bar Association’s Rule of Law Initiative.
Matt Reger represents the best the legal profession offers and he most certainly models the competency and professionalism that we want in a Common Pleas Court judge.
Victor N. Ten Brink
Bowling Green
