JUDGE ROBERT RINGLAND

Born: Cincinnati, Ohio, October 6, 1945
Wife: Karen Ringland
Children: one son and one daughter

EDUCATION

• Ohio State University - B.A. 1967
• University of Cincinnati, Law School, Juris Doctorate 1970
• Ohio Judicial College - Continuing Legal Education Courses
• Ohio Bar College - Charter Member - Continuing Legal Education
• National Judicial College - Managing the Complex Case and Evidence Courses, Treating Adult Sex Offenders, The Sex Offender
• American Academy of Judicial Education - Constitutional Criminal Procedure, University of Virginia Law School; Criminal Trial Skills Course
• Selected for Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication Resource Project – 2005 – Science and Technology Fellow - 2006

EXPERIENCE

• Legal Intern, Legal Aid Society of Clermont County 1968-69
• Defense Attorney - Assigned to Judge Advocate General Office U.S. Army, Ft. Benning, Georgia 1971
• Associated with John Gehrig & Co., LPA, Cincinnati, Ohio. General Practice of Law, September 1971 - December 31, 1973
• Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Clermont County January 1974-77
• Assistant Village Solicitor New Richmond, Ohio 1976
• Clermont County Court Judge 1977-83
• Sole Practitioner - General Practice January 1977 - January 1983
• Common Pleas Judge, Clermont County January 1983 to present
• Admitted to Practice by Ohio Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Southern District, Western Division; U.S. Supreme Court
• Assigned by Supreme Court of Ohio to Twelfth District Court of Appeals, Second District Court of Appeals, Tenth District Court of Appeals and Eighth District Court of Appeals
• Assigned by Supreme Court of Ohio to hear cases in Common Pleas Courts of Brown County, Butler County, Hamilton County, Warren County, Van Wert County, Highland County, Greene County, Adams County, Clinton County, and Montgomery County
• Assigned by Supreme Court to hear cases in the Ohio Court of Claims, Columbus, Ohio
• Assisted Committee on Ohio Jury Instructions for preparation of Felony and Misdemeanor Jury Instructions
• Authored 90 Appellate and Common Pleas Decisions published by Supreme Court Official Reports
• Received Supreme Court Superior Judicial Service Award - 6 years
• Member of Clermont County Jail Ad Hoc Committee - 1983 -1985
• Chairman of Clermont County Jail Planning Committee 1986
• Member of Ohio Supreme Court Committee to establish guidelines in implementing Revised Code Section 2701.10 (Private Judge Bill) 1988-1989
• Appointed by Ohio Supreme Court to Ohio Victims of Crime Program
• Public Awareness Advisory Council - 1988 - 1998; Chairman 1989-1991
• Member of Butler/Warren/Clermont Judicial Corrections Board for Planning of Multi County Community Based Facility (CBCF)
• Consultant to National Institute of Justice Re Publication "Local Prosecution of Environmental Crime" 1992
• Peer Review Consultant for U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice – 1992
• Governor's Task Force on Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse and Child Sexual Abuse Cases 1994 – 2004
• Part-Time Faculty - Criminal Procedure I & II, Fall 1995 - 1996 and Winter 1996 - 1997 Quarter, Fall 98, Spring 99, Winter 99, Winter 06, Winter 07, University of Cincinnati, Batavia Branch; Criminal Law, Spring Quarter 1996, Fall 2000, Fall 2001, Spring 2004, Fall 2005, Fall 2006, U.C. Batavia Branch, University of Cincinnati; Criminal Evidence, Batavia Branch Winter 1997 and Winter 2001. Raymond Walters Branch, Criminal Procedure, Winter 2004, 2005. Spring quarter 2007, Fall quarter 2007, Constitutional Law, Raymond Walters Branch.
• Appointed by Ohio Supreme Court to Appellate District Study Committee- 2001 - 2002.
• Member Supreme Court Subcommittee on Dependency Neglect and Abuse 2004 – 2007.
• Chairman Judicial Advisory Board, Butler, Warren, and Clermont Counties Community Corrections Faculty 2007-present

PRESENTATIONS

• University of Cincinnati, Clermont Branch, Business Law 1982, Guest Lecturer
• Northern Kentucky Law School - Child Abuse Seminar "Use Of Expert Witness in Child Abuse Trial" 1986
• Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association Spring Training Seminar - Child Sex Abuse Evidence Problems" - 1987
• Ohio Judicial College Child Abuse Seminar 1987 and 1988 (For Appellate Judges)
• Child Sex Abuse Evidence Problems - Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - 1988
• Child Sex Abuse Evidence Issues - New Judges School March 1989
• Ohio Judicial College - Criminal Trial Objections - October 1991
• Ohio Judicial College - Child Abuse Evidence - Appellate Judges - May 1992
• Ohio Judicial College – 4th Amendment Update - 1990
• Child Abuse Evidence Issues, Common Pleas Judges Assoc. December 1995
• Senate Bill #2 (Criminal Sentencing) For Probation Officers, Ohio Judicial College - May 1996
• Ohio Judicial College - Capital Cases April 2001 – April 2003, May 2005
• Ohio Judicial College – Adult Sex Offender – May 2004
• Ohio Judicial College – New Judges’ School – Sexual Classification Law – 2005
• ASTAR - Avian Flu Pandemic and The Courts - legal and practical issues - 2007

MILITARY

• Lt. Colonel USAR (Ret.)
• Graduate Ft. Benning Infantry School
• Graduate Ft. Meade, Army Counterintelligence School
• Graduate Ft. Huachuca, Army Intelligence School
• Graduate U.S. Army Command and Staff College
• Defense Attorney - JAG Ft. Benning
• Former Intelligence Analyst and Security Officer, 433 MID
• Strategic Intelligence Detachment
• Analyst for U.S. Force Caribbean, Defense Intelligence Agency and Army Intelligence Agency & Special Operation Command Europe.
• Received Commendation for Contribution to Army Study on Libyan Terrorism from U.S. Army Intelligence & Threat Analysis Center

PUBLICATIONS

• Contributor to the U.S. Army Counter Intelligence Special Studies
• Handbook on "Role of Libyan Intelligence and Security Services in International Terrorism" - 1977
• Contributor to Revision of Ohio Jury Instructions Ohio Judges
• 90 Common Pleas and Appellate Opinions published by Ohio Supreme Court Official Reporter
• Authored: "Child Sex Abuse Evidence Problems" - University of Dayton Law Review - Volume 12 #1, Fall 1986
• Authored: Child Abuse Evidence Outline, Ohio Judicial College Resources Manual - 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1995.
• Authored: "They Must Not Speak A Useless Word - The Case For A Children's Hearsay Exception In Ohio" Ohio Northern Law Review Vol.14/2 1987
• Authored: "Child Sex Abuse Evidence Problems - Update 88" University of Dayton Law Review, Vol.14/1 1990
• Authored: "Further Guidance Needed In Ohio: State v. Boston – Its Rationale and Aftermath," Kentucky Children's Rights Journal, Northern Kentucky University Vol. II - Number 1 - Winter 1992
• Authored “Confidentiality of Child Abuse Reports.” Journal Clermont County Bar Association Volume 8, Issue 3 - December, 2005
• Authored Benchbook "Child Sex Abuse Evidence" 1990 - Present
• Coauthored Benchbook "Pandemic Preparedness: A Guide for the Ohio Judiciary and Bar" - 2007
• Coauthored "Immunizing Ohio's Court System against Pandemic Influenza Outbreak" Journal Clermont Bar Association, Volume 10, Issue 3, December, 2007

AWARDS AND HONORS

• Sphinx Men's Honorary - Ohio State University
• Superior Judicial Service - Supreme Court of Ohio
• District Award of Merit - Boy Scouts of America, Dan Beard Council Cincinnati, Ohio
• Phi Alpha Theta - Honorary - Ohio State University
• Clermont County Chamber of Commerce Award - Bicentennial Spirit of `87 Liberty Through Law - 1987
• Army Achievement Medal - 1987; Oak Leaf Cluster 1989
• Excellence In Community Service Award - Clermont County Citizens For Community Values - 1988
• Silver Beaver Award - Boy Scouts of America - Dan Beard Council Cincinnati, Ohio 1988
• Ohio Northern University of Law Daniel S. Guy Award for Literary Excellence - 1988
• Nominated for Excellence in Teaching For Part Time Faculty, Clermont Branch, University of Cincinnati 1996.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• Ohio State Bar Association - 1971 - present
• American Judges Association - 1977- present
• Common Pleas Judges Association – 1983; Trustee 1995-96; Vice President 1996 – 2000; President 2002 - 2003
• Past Member Board of Directors of Association of Municipal and County Court Judges - 1977 - 1983
• Cincinnati Bar Association - 1972 - present
• Ohio Bar College - 1983, 1987, 1988
• American Bar Association - 1987 - present
• Cincinnati Bar Association/Black Lawyers Association Roundtable 1987 - 1996
• Ohio Judicial Conference - Criminal Law and Procedure Committee Vice-Chairman - 1991- 93 Chairman 1994 - 2002
• Potter Stewart Inns of Court - Cincinnati – 1991, 2003 to present
• Ohio Jury Management Association

FRATERNAL AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS

• Sigma Phi Epsilon - Ohio State University, Chapter Vice-President
• Batavia Rotary Club - Board of Directors of Batavia Chapter 1979-80
• Board of Advisors of St. Joseph Orphanage 1980-1993
• American Legion - Post 72, Batavia, Ohio
• District Chairman of Boy Scouts of America, Brown and Clermont Counties 1981 - 1985
• Clermont County American Cancer Society - 1973 - 1983 Past President (3 terms)
• Mental Health & Retardation Board (648) - Past Chairman 1975
• Board of Directors Clermont County YMCA 1985-1988
• Advisory Board Clermont County Special Olympics 1983-1986
• Cincinnati Shriner 1984 - Present [Ambassador 1988]
• Council on Alcoholism of Clermont County - founding Member 1975 - 1976
• Family Service of Clermont County Advisory Board - 1976-1977
• 33rd Degree Mason
• Clermont County Mental Health Council Trustee - 1978
• President's Council Southwestern Ohio Boy Scouts of America 1981 – 1999
• Kentucky Colonel 1981 - Present
• President of Clermont County, Ohio State University Alumni Club 1987-1988
• Member Steering Committee Greater Cincinnati Region for Ohio State University Development 1988
• Member Clermont County Conference on Children and Family – 1989
• Member Alumni Board of Directors University of Cincinnati School of Law – 2005 – Present.

BIOGRAPHIES

Listed in:

• Who's Who in the Mid-West - Twentieth Edition 1986 - 1987
• The American Bench - Third Edition
• Men of Achievement - Twelfth Edition, Cambridge England
• Directory of Distinguished Americans - Fourth Edition
• Who's Who In American Law - Fifth Edition 1987 - 1988; 9th Ed. 1996-1997
• Two Thousand Notable Americans - Third Edition 1987
• Who's Who In Society
• Who's Who of Emerging Leaders - 1st Edition - 1987