The Honorable Judge Walter H. Rice presented the keynote address for the 22nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast hosted by the Centerville-Washington Diversity Council.
His topic on Monday, January 15, 2024 was “What will we do tomorrow and the rest of the year to honor his legacy?”
Judge Rice began his law career as an Assistant County Prosecutor for Montgomery County, Ohio. He has held many positions including: associate with the law firm of Gallon & Miller; Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Montgomery County; Judge of the Dayton Municipal Court; and Judge of the Court of Montgomery County Common Pleas.
In 1980, Judge Rice was sworn in as Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, at Dayton, having been appointed to that position by President Carter. Judge Rice served as Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio from 1996 to 2003.
Judge Rice has a history of community involvement including sponsoring interracial dialogues, preserving historic buildings on the Dayton VA Campus, assisting citizens returning from prison to successfully reintegrate in the community, and raising funds for the creation of the Paul Laurence Dunbar statue.
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