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Richard M. Rogers (Ohio)
This page is about the Ohio Appellate Court judge. If you are looking for information on the federal judge for the District of Kansas, please see Richard D. Rogers.
Richard M. Rogers was a judge on the Ohio Third District Court of Appeals. In 2004, he won the primary election for the Third District Court of Appeals. Because the seat was vacant and there was no opposition in the fall general election, former Republican Governor Bob Taft appointed him to the court effective May 3, 2004. He was then elected to the bench on November 2, 2004 and re-elected in 2010. He retired at the end of that term in 2017.[1][2][3]
Education
Rogers graduated from Ohio Northern University in 1966 with a B.A. degree in history. He then served in the United States Army in 1968 and 1969. He then returned to Ohio Northern University and graduated with his J.D. in 1972.[1]
Career
Rogers was engaged in private civil practice in Marion, Ohio, from 1972 until 1981. He also served as the assistant law director for the city of Marion, as a prosecutor for the Marion Municipal Court, and was responsible for prosecuting all misdemeanors in Marion County for two years. Rogers served in the City Public Defender’s office (which he helped establish) for a few months before joining the Marion County Prosecutor’s office. He served as an assistant county prosecutor for six years.
Rogers became a judge for the Marion County Municipal Court in 1981 and was re-elected in 1987. He was then elected to the Marion County Common Pleas Court in 1988, and was re-elected in 1994 and 2000. He was then appointed to the Ohio Third District Court of Appeals in 2004.[1]
Civic and professional activities
Past associations
- Board of Directors and President of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Marion County
- Judge for the National Bicentennial Competition on the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and numerous mock trial competitions
- Advisory committees for Marion technical College and Ohio State University, Marion Campus
- School boards of St. Mary Elementary School and Marion Catholic College Preparatory High School and President of the high school board.
- Supreme Court Traffic Rules Advisory Committee
Present associations
- Member and vice-president of the Marion Catholic High School Endowment Board since 1988.
- Ohio State Bar Association, Chairman of the OSBA Jury Instruction Committees
- Ohio Judicial Conference, Editorial Board of The Ohio Jury Instructions
- Board of Trustees of the Ohio State Bar Foundation.
Elections
2010
Rogers received 57,176 of the votes in the Republican primary election. He was re-elected to the Ohio Third District Court of Appeals after running unopposed.[4]
- See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2010
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Ohio Third District Court of Appeals, "Judges of the Third District Court of Appeals"
- Ohio Third District Court of Appeals, "Richard M. Rogers"
- The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judicial System, "Ohio Courts of Appeals"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ohio Third District Court of Appeals, "Richard M. Rogers," accessed April 25, 2015
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "2004 election results," accessed April 25, 2015
- ↑ Denise Grant, The Courier, "Ballot set for March primary election," December 17, 2015
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "2010 Election Results," accessed April 25, 2015
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio
State courts:
Ohio Supreme Court • Ohio District Courts of Appeal • Ohio Courts of Common Pleas • Ohio County Courts • Ohio Municipal Courts • Ohio Court of Claims
State resources:
Courts in Ohio • Ohio judicial elections • Judicial selection in Ohio
