Robert C. Winkler at a glance
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Robert C. Winkler
Common Pleas Judge · Hamilton Co. Common Pleas Court
Biography
Professional career
- Ohio First District Court of Appeals Judge, 2019–Present Sat as an assigned visiting judge on the Supreme Court of Ohio in February 2024
- Private Practice Attorney Worked in civil practice 1987–1990 at McIntosh, McIntosh & Knabe
- Before becoming a judge, I served as an Assistant Hamilton County, Ohio Prosecutor
Education
- B.B.A., University of Cincinnati (1983)
Additional information
- Chair 2020–2022) Community involvement: youth athletics coach
- Served as Presiding and Administrative Judge in 2015
- The University of Akron Robert C. Winkler – Judicial Votes Count - University of Akron I was elected to the Court of Common Pleas in 2006, 2008, and 2014
- Returned to private practice 1997–2002
- Long‐serving Ohio jurist whose career spans the Hamilton County Municipal Court, the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, and the Ohio First District Court of Appeals, with education from the University of Cincinnati and Chase College of Law
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
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.
Instructions for submitting exhibits or notifying the court of witnesses.Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗
Statewide
Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance recommends advance ground rules for documents, exhibits, screen sharing, and pre-marking exhibits for remote hearings.
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 ↗
Statewide
Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance states that litigants, attorneys, and the public should be instructed not to record the hearing.
The court should instruct the litigants, attorneys, and the public to not record the hearing.Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗
Sources
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Ohio Judicial Conference Directory official judicial roster
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