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Robert G Hanseman

Robert G Hanseman

2nd District Court of Appeals
Full Term Commencing Feb. 9, 2025

Candidate Details

  • Residence
    Dayton
  • Email
    HansemanForJudge@gmail.com
  • Website
    hansemanforjudge.com
  • Social Media
    facebook.com/HansemanForJudge
  • Age
    54
  • Occupation
    Attorney
  • Education

    The Ohio State University, BA, Policitcal Science and Journalism

    George Washington University Law School, JD

  • Work Experience

    United States Air Force, JAG officer.  1996-2001

    Sebaly Shillito & Dyer. 2001-2022, 2023-Present

    Judge, Common Pleas Court of Montgomery County, Ohio.  2022

  • Family
    Married to Leah Hanseman for 26 years. Three Daughters, Audrey (22), Melanie (17) and Avery (14)
  • Affiliations

    Captain, The United States Air Force. 1996-2001

    The Rotary Club of Dayton. 2007-present

    Trustee of the Washington-Centerville Library. 2011-2022

    Leadership Dayton, class of 2012

    Guardian ad Litem. 2015-2017

    Trustee, The Centerville Washington Foundation. 2015-present

    Dayton Bar Association Certified Grievance Committee. 2009-2020

    Dayton Bar Association 2001-present

    The Karl Kessler Inn of Court. 2001-present

    American Bar Association. 2001-2018

    Ohio Bar Association. 2001-present

    Registered Investment Advisor Representative, FINRA. 2012-present

    Admitted to the State Bar of Maryland. 1996-present

    Admitted to the State Bar of Ohio. 2000-present 

    Normandy United Methodist Church. 2000-present

  • Bar Association Ratings

    Martindale-Hubbell Attorney Rated "Distinguished"

    https://www.martindale.com/attorney/robert-guy-hanseman-esq-2092747/

     

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Question 1

List your judicial experience (courts and years)

Judge, Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. 2022

Abbreviated Candidate Answers

Judge on the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. 2022


Question 2

What non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?

I have practiced law for 28 years, and worked as a prosectutor, a judge, and a civilian atttorney. In private practice I have handed a variety of cases, including business disputes, personal injury cases, protective orders, bankruptcies and government contract issues. I proteced children as a court-appointed Guardian ad Litem. I was appointed by the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas as receiver to unwind a complex local fraud and to seek compensation for the victims. Additionally, as a member of the Dayton Bar Association's Certifiied Grievance Committee, I was entrusted with upholding and preserving our highest profeessional standards, as well as resolving disputes between attorneys.

Abbreviated Candidate Answers

I have practiced law for 28 years, and worked as a prosectutor, a judge, and a civilian atttorney. In private practice I have handed a variety of cases, including business disputes, personal injury cases, protective orders, bankruptcies and government contract issues. I proteced children as a court-appointed Guardian ad Litem. I was appointed by the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas as receiver to unwind a complex local fraud and to seek compensation for the victims. Additionally, as a member of the Dayton Bar Association's Certifiied Grievance Committee, I was entrusted with upholding and preserving our highest profeessional standards, as well as resolving disputes between attorneys.


Question 3

Why are you running for this particular court seat?

There will be an opening on the court with the retirement of Judge Jeff Welbaum, whose high professional standards I will uphold. The court of appeals has a vital role in reviewing decisions from lower courts and either affirming those decisions or reversing them if there was an error. That work requires a broad range of legal experience as well as the ability to read extensively from transcripts and other sources, as well as carefully apply prior case law and other precedents. My experience and long experience in both crimial law and civll law has equipped me for this role and I will work at it diligently.   

Abbreviated Candidate Answers

There will be an opening on the court with the retirement of Judge Jeff Welbaum, whose high professional standards I will uphold. The court of appeals has a vital role in reviewing decisions from lower courts and either affirming those decisions or reversing them if there was an error. That work requires a broad range of legal experience as well as the ability to read extensively from transcripts and other sources, as well as carefully apply prior case law and other precedents. My experience and long experience in both crimial law and civll law has equipped me for this role and I will work at it diligently.