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| John F. Winkler was
born in Gallipolis, Ohio in 1946. A graduate of Yale College, he
has graduate degrees from McGill and Harvard, and a law degree
from Ohio State. |
| Mr. Winkler has
represented parties in a wide variety of civil disputes. See,
e.g., "Judge Gives OSU New Shot at Research Center," Columbus
Dispatch, March 16, 1988, B1; "Two Rich Families Famous in Racing
Feud Over Money," Wall Street Journal, May 23, 1989, A1; "A
Tooth and Nail Fight Over Plastics," Business Week, May 4,
1992, 8; "Libbey Owens Ford Sues Ohio Professor, Three Firms Alleging
Plot to Defraud," Wall Street Journal, June 10, 1993, A4;
"Former Employee Barred from Rival Firm Till Oct. '95: Microcenter
Lawsuit," Columbus Dispatch, June 14, 1994, 1E; "Scripps Sues
Publisher," Cincinnati Business Courier, Oct. 7, 1996, 2; "Libel Suit:
Prosecutor Says Newspaper Erred," Columbus Dispatch, Sept. 27,
1997, 3C; "State Official Sues PIE Audit Firm," Cleveland Plain
Dealer, Oct. 29, 1998, D1; "Egg Farmer Testifies to Losses," Columbus
Dispatch, Oct. 21, 1999, 2G; "Polaris Owners Sue Over Noise
Ordinance," Columbus Dispatch, Feb. 24, 2000, 1D; "Ohio,
California Sue AOL Over Pensions," USA Today, July 18, 2003,
D1. Mr. Winkler also is the author of many works on federal, Ohio and Roman law. His works on federal law include "The Probate Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts," 14 Probate Law Journal 77-152 (1997), which was quoted and discussed in Marshall v. Marshall, 547 U.S. --; 126 S. Ct. 1735 (2006). See 126 S. Ct. at 1741, 1751, 1752 (“the most comprehensive article on the subject has persuasively demonstrated...”). His works on Ohio law include Michael Les Benedict and John F. Winkler, eds., The History of Ohio Law; (Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, two volumes, 2004). His works on Roman law include "Roman Law in Anglo-Saxon England," 13 Journal of Legal History 101-127 (1992). On the work, see Peter Stein, Roman Law in European History (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999), 68. Mr. Winkler also has been active in service to legal education and the judicial system. As Adjunct Professor of Law at Capital University Law School, he taught for many years courses on federal jurisdiction. He serves as Counsel for Appellate Rules to the Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Rules of Practice and Procedure, sits on the Bar Examination Committee of the U. S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, and often serves as a court-appointed mediator in the U. S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. |
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