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# Richard M. Rogers

Ohio Court of Appeals · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Ohio Court of Appeals
- State: Ohio
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 2004-present
- Retired judge of the Ohio Third District Court of Appeals, serving from 2004 until his retirement in 2017
- He became Marion Municipal Court judge in 1981, re-elected in 1987

### Education

- B.A. in History from Ohio Northern University in 1966 and a J.D. in 1972.

### Additional information

- He was re-elected in 2010 and retired at the end of his term in 2017
- In 2004, Rogers won a primary election for a vacant seat on the Ohio Third District Court of Appeals.
- Because the seat was vacant, Governor Bob Taft appointed him effective May 3, 2004, and he was elected in the fall general election.
- In 1988, he was elected to the Marion County Common Pleas Court and re-elected in 1994 and 2000
- Began his legal career in private civil practice in Marion, Ohio (1972–1981).
- He served in the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1969
- Richard Michael Rogers was born December 8, 1944 in Lorain, Ohio.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### remote hearing exhibits

Scope: statewide

Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance tells courts to include instructions for submitting exhibits or notifying the court of witnesses when remote-hearing information is sent to participants.

Evidence excerpt: Instructions for submitting exhibits or notifying the court of witnesses.

[Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### remote hearing ground rules

Scope: statewide

Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance recommends advance ground rules for documents, exhibits, screen sharing, and pre-marking exhibits for remote hearings.

Evidence excerpt: Documents: Share any documents/exhibits that will be reviewed in advance. Use the share screen function while documents are being discussed during the hearing. Request that the documents are pre-marked for exhibit purposes.

[Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### remote recording

Scope: statewide

Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance states that litigants, attorneys, and the public should be instructed not to record the hearing.

Evidence excerpt: The court should instruct the litigants, attorneys, and the public to not record the hearing.

[Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8131/richard-m-rogers/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8131/richard-m-rogers/)
- [Ohio Court of Appeals current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8131/richard-m-rogers/)
- [Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8131/richard-m-rogers/)

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