Thomas R. Lipps
Thomas R. Lipps was the presiding judge for the Hamilton County Juvenile Court in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was appointed to this position by Gov. George Voinovich in 1998. He retired on December 31, 2010. He continues to hear specific cases throughout the state as a visiting judge.[1][2][3]
Education
Lipps received his undergraduate degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1972 and his J.D. from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University, in 1981.[2]
Career
- 1998-2010: Judge, Hamilton County Juvenile Court
- 1984-1998: Court Administrator/Chief Magistrate, Juvenile Court
- 1983-1988: Chief Referee, Juvenile Court
- 1982-1983: Referee, Juvenile Court
- 1979-1982: Stay Center Coordinator, Juvenile Court
- 1978-1979: Probation Supervisor, Juvenile Court
- 1974-1978: Probation Officer, Juvenile Court[2][4]
Noteworthy cases
Judge finds two boys delinquent in Steubenville rape case
Judge Lipps was assigned to a highly-publicized rape case involving high school football players Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond--ages 17 and 16, respectively. They were tried as juveniles for raping and sharing nude pictures of a drunk 16-year-old girl at a party in August of 2012. They were found delinquent, the equivalent of "guilty" in adult court.
Both teens maintained their innocence. However, Richmond was sentenced to a minimum of one year in juvenile detention, while Mays was sentenced to a minimum of two years there due to his use of nude pictures of a minor. The maximum time in juvenile detention for both would be until the age of 21.
Lipton stated,
| “ | [T]hese are serious offenses. If they were convicted in an adult court of these charges, they would be spending many years in prison.[5][6] | ” |
The case gained national attention in early 2013 and was bolstered by the research of online hacking/activism group, Anonymous. The case also gained momentum from social media sharing.[7]
For more information about this case, see: Courtroom Weekly:Steubenville to Brooklyn
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Cincinnati Enquirer, "Lipps leaving Juvenile Court bench," January 5, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 League of Women Voters, "Full Biography for Thomas R. Lipps," 1998
- ↑ Herald Star, "Lipps presides over rape trial," March 10, 2013
- ↑ League of Women Voters, "Judge Tom Lipps' Qualifications," 1998
- ↑ USA Today, "Ohio high school football players guilty in rape case," March 17, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Atlantic Wire, "The Steubenville Verdict Is in, and These Boys Are Guilty," March 17, 2013
