Hon. Rex D. Fortney (Ret.) was a judge for the Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas (Probate and Juvenile Division) in Ohio. He joined the bench in 1985. Fortney retired on December 31, 2011.
He received a bachelor’s degree from Bluffton College. Fortney went on to complete a J.D. at Ohio Northern University, Claude W. Pettit College of Law.
Prior to joining the judiciary, he worked as a law director for the City of Van Wert (1980 to 1983) and spent ten years working as a private practice attorney.
Fortney and his wife, Beverly, have two grown children.