W. Thomas Minahan was born and raised in Ohio. He graduated from The Ohio State University and earned a masters degree from Wright State University. He earned his law degree from O...view moreW. Thomas Minahan was born and raised in Ohio. He graduated from The Ohio State University and earned a masters degree from Wright State University. He earned his law degree from Ohio Northern University and a masters and a PhD from the University of Nevada. Minahan worked as referee/magistrate of the Court of Common Pleas, Logan County, Ohio, for twenty-six years and served twenty-six years in the Army and Army Reserve.view less