| Robert R. Cupp | |
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| Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2007 |
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| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 12th district |
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| In office January 3, 1985 – December 31, 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Steve Maurer |
| Succeeded by | Jim Jordan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1950 [1] Bluffton, Ohio[1] |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Lisbeth "Libby" Cupp[1] |
| Children | two: Matt, Ryan[1] |
| Residence | Lima, Ohio[1] |
| Alma mater | Ohio Northern University[1] |
| Profession | politician[1] |
| Religion | Methodist[1] |
Robert R. "Bob" Cupp (born November 9, 1950)[1] is a Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. He was elected November 7, 2006 to a six-year term and was sworn in on January 2, 2007. His term will expire January 1, 2013.
Cupp, a Republican, replaced retiring Democratic Justice Alice Robie Resnick by defeating Democrat Ben Espy in the general election. Between his election and the death of Chief Justice Thomas Moyer in 2010, all the Justices of the Court were Republican.
Before joining the Ohio Supreme Court, Cupp gained appellate judicial experience as a judge on the Ohio Court of Appeals (Third Judicial District) from 2003 to 2006. Cupp was a member of the Ohio Senate for 16 years, 1985-2000, but was forced to retire due to legislative term limits. He was President Pro-Tem of the Senate from 1997 to 2000, the second highest-ranking leadership position in the Senate. During his time in the Senate, he spent ten years serving on the Judiciary Committee.
Cupp was a Lima prosecutor from 1976 to 1980 and was elected Allen County Commissioner twice, from 1981 to 1984 and 2000 to 2002.
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Cupp is an alumnus of Ohio Northern University, from which he earned his degree in political science in 1973. He earned his J.D. from Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law in 1976.
Cupp and his wife, Libby, have two sons.
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