Background

Aynes, Richard Lee was born on June 12, 1949 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Son of Carl D. and B. Louise Aynes.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1971. Juris Doctor, Cleveland-Marshall College Law, 1974.

Career

Inter, attorney Cleveland Legal Aid, 1974-1975. Law clerk 8th District Ohio Court Appeals, Cleveland, 1975-1976. Faculty University Akron Law School, since 1976, associate dean, 1984-1993, interim athletic director, 1993-1994, professor John F. Seiberling constitutional law chair, 1995, since 2007, dean, 1995—2007.

Achievements

• Richard Lee Aynes has been listed as a noteworthy law educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Western Reserve Legal Services, Medina, Summit and Portage Counties, Ohio, 1982—1993. Chairman Mayors Task Force on Municipal Campaign Finance, 1998. Racial fairness implementation task force Ohio Supreme Court, 2000—2002, member Continuing Legal Education commission, 2003—2006.

Member American Bar Association (amicus committee criminal justice section 1982-1988, consultant victims committee 1982-1983, reporter special committee on evaluation judicial performance 1982-1984, questionnaire committee 1999-2005).

Connections

Married Kathleen H. Szokan, August 20, 1971. Children: Jennifer Elizabeth, Jeffrey Alexander.

Father:

Carl D. Aynes

Mother:

B. Louise Aynes

Spouse:

Kathleen H. Szokan

child:

Jennifer Elizabeth Aynes

child:

Jeffrey Alexander Aynes