How do judges of the Ohio Court of Appeals reach the bench?

The court's current selection method is partisan election.

Ohio Court of Appeals / Joined 2000 / Served to 2006

Robert R. Cupp

Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals

Robert R. Cupp was a Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals, who joined the court in 2000. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1950 · age 76
Tenure: 2000–2006 · 6 yrs

Judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2000	Ohio Court of Appeals	–	–

Education

Ohio Northern University
Ohio Northern University

Judicial Record

In our data, Cupp authored 11 published opinions for the court (2003–2006), plus 3 dissents. Most cited: Burns v. Prudential Securities, Inc. (65 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2006	Burns v. Prudential Securities, Inc.	857 N.E.2d 621	65
2006	In Re Lopez	852 N.E.2d 1266	14
2005	In Re Neill	827 N.E.2d 811	13
2003	In Re Protest of Brooks	801 N.E.2d 503	11
2004	Johnson v. Cassens Transport Co.	814 N.E.2d 545	10
2006	State v. Chaney· Dissent	169 Ohio App. 3d 246	7
2004	Everage v. Elk & Elk	823 N.E.2d 516	7
2006	Foulke v. Beogher	850 N.E.2d 1269	6
2005	State v. Buzzard· Dissent	163 Ohio App. 3d 591	5
2005	Gatchel v. Gatchel	824 N.E.2d 576	5
2004	State v. Craun	815 N.E.2d 1141	2
2004	State v. Lovell	810 N.E.2d 450	2
2005	State v. Cress· Dissent	163 Ohio App. 3d 46	1
2004	Wetland Resource Center, L.L.C. v. Marion County Auditor	809 N.E.2d 1202	0

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Questions & answers

How do judges of the Ohio Court of Appeals reach the bench?: The court's current selection method is partisan election.
Which court was Robert R. Cupp on?: Robert R. Cupp was a Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals.

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6 years on the Ohio Court of Appeals. Data as of 2026-03-31. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).