Background
Rice, Walter Herbert was born on May 27, 1937 in Pittsburgh. Son of Harry D. and Elizabeth L. (Braemer) Rice.
Rice, Walter Herbert was born on May 27, 1937 in Pittsburgh. Son of Harry D. and Elizabeth L. (Braemer) Rice.
Bachelor, Northwestern University, 1958; Juris Doctor, Master of Business Administration, Columbia University, 1962; Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Dayton, 1991.
Assistant county prosecutor, Montgomery County, Ohio., 1964-1966;
associate, Gallon & Miller, Dayton, Ohio., 1966-1969;
1st assistant, Montgomery County Prosecutor' General’ s Office, 1969;
judge, Dayton Municipal Court, 1970-1971;
judge, Montgomery County Court Common Pleas, 1971-1980;
judge, United States District Court (southern district) Ohio, 1980-1995;
chief judge, United States District Court (southern district) Ohio, since 1996. Adjunct Professor U. Dayton Law School, since 1976, board visitors, since 1976. Chairman Montgomery County Supervisory Council on Crime and Deliquency, 1972-1974.
Vice Chairman, Board Of Directors Pretrial Release, Inc., 1975-1979.
President Dayton Area Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, 1971-1973. Chairman of the board of trustees Stillwater Health Center, Dayton, 1976-1979, Family Svc. Association Dayton, 1978-1980.
Chairman RTA in 2000 Committee, 2003 Committee Designed To Bring National Park to Dayton To Honor Wright Brothers and Birth of Aviation. Chairman Martin Luther King Junior Memorial Committee, Dayton Aviation Heritage Commission. Trustee Montgomery County Volunteer Lawyers Project, Miami Valley Cultural Alliance, Sinclair Community College Foundation, United States Air & Trade Show, Barbara Jordan Committee Racial Justice.
Member Dayton Bar Association, Carl D. Kessler Inn of Court (founder, former chairman).
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Married Bonnie Rice; children: Michael, Hilary, Harry, Courtney Elizabeth.