Walter Herbert Rice at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 23, 1980–present
Walter Herbert Rice
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Available research
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AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · February 25, 2026
Kettering Adventist Healthcare v. Sandra Collier, et al.
- Court response
- Contempt Finding; Brief Struck; Monetary Sanction
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, University of Dayton Law School, 1976-
- Professional Career: Assistant county prosecutor, Montgomery County, Ohio, 1964-1966, 1969; first assistant, 1969
- Professional Career: Private practice, Dayton, Ohio, 1963, 1966-1969
- Adjunct professor, University of Dayton Law School, 1976-present
- Judge, Montgomery County Ohio Court of Common Pleas, 1971-1980
- Judge, Dayton Ohio Municipal Court, 1970-1971
- first assistant, 1969-present
- Assistant county prosecutor, Montgomery County, OH, 1969-present
- Private practice, Dayton, OH, 1966-1969
- Assistant county prosecutor, Montgomery County, OH, 1964-1966
- Private practice, Dayton, OH, 1963-present
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, S.D. Ohio, 1980-2004
- Professional Career: Judge, Montgomery County [Ohio] Court of Common Pleas, 1971-1980
- Professional Career: Judge, Dayton [Ohio] Municipal Court, 1970-1971
Education
- Northwestern University · B.A., 1958
- Columbia Law School · J.D., 1962
- Columbia Business School
- Columbia University · B.A., 1962
Personal record
Born 1937 · Pittsburgh, PA
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
Courtroom Technology . The Court provides evidence presentation equipment to any member of the bar practicing within the Southern District of Ohio. This system displays evidence throughout the courtroom on monitors located on the judge’s bench, clerk’s desk, law clerk’s desk, witness stand, attorney lectern, jury box and counsel table.Courtroom Technology | Southern District of Ohio | United States District Court ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1386891CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2709/walter-herbert-rice/Courtroom Technology | Southern District of Ohio | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/courtroom-technologyFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts