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# Robert G. Hanseman

Second District Court of Appeals · Court of Appeals Judge

## Profile

- Court: Second District Court of Appeals
- State: Ohio
- Role: Court of Appeals Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Republican‐party judge of the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, elected in 2024 and serving since February 9, 2025, with a term ending in 2031

### Education

- B.A. in Journalism and Political Science from The Ohio State University.
- George Washington University Law School — J.D.

### Additional information

- In 2026, he was assigned to hear Lorain County Bar Association v.
- He assumed office on February 9, 2025 after winning the November 5, 2024 general election.
- He was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 2000, later joining a Dayton law firm where he practiced for over 23 years
- Baker before the Ohio Supreme Court, demonstrating his experience in high‐stakes appellate work
- Judge Hanseman presides over cases in the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, covering the northeastern part of the state.
- handling business litigation, government contract disputes, and other complex matters.
- Fairborn High School
- Before his judicial role, he held the role of a U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General (First Lieutenant, later Captain), prosecuting court‐martial cases, serving as Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, and working on the Air Force Materiel Command’s trial team
- He also held the role of a Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas judge before his appellate appointment
- He is active in the Ohio State Bar Association, Dayton Bar Association, and the DBA Inn of Court

## 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.ohiojudges.org/directory/ojc-directory/)
- [Official roster](https://www.ohiojudges.org/directory/ojc-directory/)
- [Ohio Judicial Conference Directory official judicial roster](https://www.ohiojudges.org/directory/ojc-directory/)
- [Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
- [Wikidata: Robert G. Hanseman](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139080946)

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