Sensing a need for change in the community, Tim ran for and was elected the Chief Shelby County Prosecuting Attorney in November 2012. Tim was raised in Tipp, City, Ohio and graduated from Tippecanoe High School in 1976. He graduated from Marietta College in 1980 where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. Tim attended The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, earning a Juris Doctor degree in 1983 and graduating with honors.