Candidate Details
- Residence
Dayton - Email
chrisepleylaw@gmail.com - Website
electepley.com - Social Media
facebook.com/ElectEpley - Age
55 - Occupation
Presiding and Administrative Judge - Education
Denison University, BA English, Spanish
University of Dayton School of Law, JD
- Work Experience
Ohio Second District Court of Appeals. Judge 2021 - present
Christopher B. Epley Co., LPA, Attorney. 2009-2021
Vandalia Municipal Court, Assistant Prosecutor. 1999-2002; 2005-2021
Dayton Municipal Court, part-time Magistrate. 2009-2020
Tolliver and Epley. Attorney/Partner. 2005-2009
Holzfaster, Cecil, McKnight & Mues. Attorney. 1999-2004
University of Dayton School of Law. Adjunct Professor. 2001-2020
- Family
Married to Eileen Epley. Two children: Jack (20), Lily (18) - Affiliations
Oakwood Rotary. President. 2022-2023
Dayton Bar Association Inn of Court. President. 2022-2024
Lawyers Club of Dayton.
University of Dayton School of Law. Alumni Board
Oakwood City Council. 2014-2021
Oakwood Board of Education. 2010-2013
Leadership Dayton. 2007
Guardian Ad Litem. 2000-2021
Ohio State Bar Foundation. Life Fellow
Dayton Bar Association. Life Fellow
The Rotary Foundation. Paul Harris Fellow
Member: Dayton Bar, Miami County Bar, Greene County Bar, Darke County Bar, Champaign County Bar, Ohio Bar, and American Bar Associations.
Be Hope Church.
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Question 1
List your judicial experience (courts and years)
Ohio Second District Court of Appeals. Judge. 2021-present.
Dayton Municpal Court. Part-time Magistrate. 2009-2020.
Abbreviated Candidate AnswersOhio Second District Court of Appeals. Judge. 2021-present.
Dayton Municpal Court. Part-time Magistrate. 2009-2020.
Question 2
What non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?
Prior to my election, I practiced appellate law and ran a general practice law firm working in most areas of law that come before the court. I handled criminal and civil matters, probate cases, and regularly appeared in domestic relations and juvenile courts. I was a court appointed guardian ad litem for over twenty years.
I believe leadership is important. I have been involved with different organizations throughout my career. I have served on city council and school board. I am the immediate past president of the Oakwood Rotary Club and current president of the Dayton Bar Association Inn of Court. I have also volunteered as a mentor through the University of Dayton School of Law and the Ohio Supreme Court. I was involved in the Appellate Practice and Procedure course at UD Law for twenty years and taught family law for three years.
Abbreviated Candidate AnswersPrior to my election, I practiced appellate law and ran a general practice law firm working in most areas of law that come before the court. I handled criminal and civil matters, probate cases, and regularly appeared in domestic relations and juvenile courts. I was a court appointed guardian ad litem for over twenty years.
I believe leadership is important. I have been involved with different organizations throughout my career. I have served on city council and school board. I am the immediate past president of the Oakwood Rotary Club and current president of the Dayton Bar Association Inn of Court. I have also volunteered as a mentor through the University of Dayton School of Law and the Ohio Supreme Court. I was involved in the Appellate Practice and Procedure course at UD Law for twenty years and taught family law for three years.
Question 3
Why are you running for this particular court seat?
I am running so I can continue to serve the Second District Court of Appeals until I am limited by age. It has been an honor and privilege working in the court with outstanding colleagues and staff. I believe I can continue to bring value to the court. My prior legal experience was vital to me as an appellate judge and I rely on it routinely. Community involvement is important to our profession - I teach continuing legal education courses to different bar associations and I serve as a member of the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Professionalism.
Abbreviated Candidate AnswersI am running so I can continue to serve the Second District Court of Appeals until I am limited by age. It has been an honor and privilege working in the court with outstanding colleagues and staff. I believe I can continue to bring value to the court. My prior legal experience was vital to me as an appellate judge and I rely on it routinely. Community involvement is important to our profession - I teach continuing legal education courses to different bar associations and I serve as a member of the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Professionalism.