Judge Mark Painter               Ohio First District Court of Appeals
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Judge Mark P. Painter

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Judge Mark P. Painter

Ohio First District Court of Appeals
 William Howard Taft Law Center · 230 East Ninth Street · Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
www.judgepainter.org

 

Formal Education

 
     1973 J.D. University of Cincinnati College of Law
     1970 B.A. University of Cincinnati, College of Arts & Sciences

Bar Admissions

 
     1980 United States Supreme Court
     1973 U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
     1973 Ohio Supreme Court

Professional

 
     1995-Present Judge - First District Court of Appeals
     1982-1995 Judge - Hamilton County Municipal Court
     1993-1995 Member - Ohio Supreme Court Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline
     1990-Present Adjunct Professor of Law - University of Cincinnati College of Law
     1986-Present Master of the Bench -Potter Stewart Inn of Court (now emeritus)
     1988-1992 Editorial Advisory Board - Criminal Law Journal of Ohio
     1979-1982 Private Practice of Law
     1979-1980 Instructor - Business Law - University of Cincinnati - College of Business
     1973-1978 Associate - Smith & Schnacke and predecessor firm (now part of Thompson Hine)

Other

 
     1992 Republican Candidate - Ohio Supreme Court
     2001-Present Trustee - Friends of the William Howard Taft Birthplace
     1985-1990 Trustee - Cincinnati FreeStore/FoodBank
     1982-1993 Vice President - M. J. Brueggeman Memorial Fund
     1976-1982      President -11th Ward Republican Club
     1974-1976 Director - Citizens School Committee
     1971-1974 Proprietor - Murphy's Pub
     1969-1970 Student Body President and Representative to Board of Directors, University of Cincinnati
     Listed in  
     2000-Present Who's Who in America
     1986-Present Who's Who in American Law
     1990-Present Who's Who in the World
     1979 Outstanding Young Men of America
     1970 Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities
   

Associations

 
     Cincinnati Bar Association
          1988-1990 Trustee · 1979-1982 Grievance Committee
     Ohio State Bar Association
          Litigation Section · Appellate Practice Division · Appellate Practice Specialty Board
     American Bar Association
          Litigation Section · Intellectual Property Section  · Judicial Division
     The American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects (Scribes) - Life Member
     Plain Language International Network (Plain) · Legal Writing Institute · Clarity
     American Judicature Society · American Judges Association
     Friends of the William Howard Taft Birthplace - Life Member
     Ohio Historical Society · World Future Society · National Space Society

Publications

 
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Personal

     Born - Cincinnati, Ohio 4-6-47
     Married - Sue Ann Painter