Office: For Judge of the Warren County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
Term Beginning 2/9/2021
Age: 67
Residence: Mason
Website: JUDGEROBERTPEELER.COM
Occupation: JUDGE
Education: JD, SALMON P. CHASE COLLEGE OF LAW
Work Experience: CITY OF MASON PROSECUTOR, 1984-2009, COMMON PLEAS JUDGE 2009-PRESENT
Family: FATHER OF FOUR ADULT CHILDREN AND SIX GRANDCHILDREN
(1) List your judicial experience (courts and years)
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS GENERAL DIVISION 2009-PRESENT MAT/DRUG COURT JUDGE 2013- PRESENT BOARD CERTIFIED CIVIL TRIAL SPECIALIST 2019 SOUTHWEST OHIO JUDGE OF THE YEAR- SWOTLA 2018 IVAN FASKE INSPIRATONAL AWARD–ONE CITY FOR RECOVERY 2016 HEROES AGAINST HEROIN HUMANITARIAN AWARD FOR GREATER CINCINNAT AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY 2015 MIAMI VALLEY TRIAL LAWYERS JUDICIAL RECOGNITION AWARD FOR JUDICIAL ETHICS AND INTELLECTUAL TENACITY 2015 NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) SOUTHWEST OHIO AWARD IN EXCELLENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE/MENTAL HEALTH CATEGORY 2014 NAMI/WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR
(2) What about your non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?
US ARMY VETERAN PRE- JUDICIAL LEGAL EXPERIENCE TWENTY SIX YEARS AS MASON, OHIO CITY PROSECUTOR TWENTY SIX YEARS AS A CIVIL TRIAL ATTORNEY AND PRINCIPAL IN THE FIRM OF PEELER, MCGARY & ZOPFF LPA
(3) Why are you running for this particular court seat?
I AM RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION TO CONTINUE MY GOAL OF TREATING PEOPLE WHO STRUGGLE WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER WITH THE RESPECT & DIGNITY THEY DESERVE VIOLENT OFFENDERS NEED TO ACQUIRE THEIR REHABILITATION IN PRISON FOR THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY NON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS NEED TREATMENT I BELIEVE ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE A MORAL OBLIGATION TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES ABOUT ADDICTION. IF WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES THAT COME BEFORE US, THERE IS NO WAY WE CAN DO THE JOB WE WERE ELECTED TO PERFORM