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# Robin N. Piper, III

Twelfth District Court of Appeals · Court of Appeals Judge

## Profile

- Court: Twelfth 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

- Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 2011-present
- In 2001, he was elected Prosecuting Attorney for Butler County, a role he held for over a decade

### Education


### Additional information

- Piper was elected to the Twelfth District Court of Appeals in 2010, re‐elected in 2016, and again in 2022
- Stepp (2020) — Disqualification affidavit dismissed
- Piper obtained a B.A. in Public Administration from Miami University (1978) and a J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law (1982) He began his legal career as a solo practitioner (1982–2001), also serving as a special prosecutor for the State of Ohio and assistant prosecutor for Butler County
- Piper acknowledged prior prosecutorial involvement but confirmed he would not participate in the appeal
- He has handled both civil and criminal appeals and has presented oral arguments before the Ohio Supreme Court The court’s official site notes his prior prosecutorial work and his experience in high‐profile felony cases

## 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/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8123/robin-n-piper/)
- [Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8123/robin-n-piper/)

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