Robert G Hanseman
2nd District Court of Appeals
Full Term Commencing Feb. 9, 2025
*Top Vote-Getter in General Election
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"
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Robert G Hanseman
Question 1
List your judicial experience (courts and years)
Judge, Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. 2022
Abbreviated Candidate AnswersJudge 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 AnswersI 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 AnswersThere 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.