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Robert A. Goering

OH · Judge, Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division

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A Hamilton County judge since February 2021, Goering previously served as county treasurer from 1991 to 2021 and practiced bankruptcy law. He earned degrees from Denison University and NKU's Chase College of Law.

Track record

Track record — General

General · 5 records
  • Remained on a wrongful-death case after Ohio's chief justice denied a request to disqualify him; the chief justice advised against unrecorded meetings with lawyers.

    August 29, 2024

    Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov

  • Dismissed an inmate's civil suit against a jail sergeant who kicked him after the inmate bit the sergeant's boot.

    January 19, 2023

    Source: fox19.com

  • Appealed a ruling that awarded excess tax-foreclosure sale money to a deceased owner's estate; the appeals court affirmed the ruling against his treasurer's office.

    August 12, 2020

    Source: firstdistrictcoa.org

  • Extended Hamilton County's real estate tax payment deadline from June 22 to July 17 during the COVID-19 emergency.

    May 4, 2020

    Source: fox19.com

  • Asked Hamilton County commissioners to direct an additional 5% of delinquent-tax collections to the county land bank.

    November 21, 2011

    Source: hamiltoncountylandbank.org

Track record — Legal Competence

Legal Competence · 1 favorable
  • Declared a civil litigant vexatious after repeated lawsuits and filings; the First District Court of Appeals affirmed his ruling.

    January 5, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence

    Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov

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