Ohio District Courts of Appeals

The Ohio District Courts of Appeals are the intermediate appellate courts of the U.S. state of Ohio. The Ohio Constitution provides for courts of appeals that have jurisdiction to review final appealable orders. There are twelve appellate districts, each consisting of at least one county, and the number of judges in each district varies from four to twelve. Each case is heard by a three-judge panel. There are currently 69 courts of appeals judges as provided by statute. A court of appeals judge is an elected position, with a term of six years. The Ohio Supreme Court has the discretion to review cases from the courts of appeals, but generally the appeals process in Ohio ends with the decision of the court of appeals.

District	Number of judges	Counties in district (major urban centers, seat in bold^[1])	Number of counties
First district	6	Hamilton (Cincinnati)	1
Second district	5	Champaign, Clark (Springfield), Darke, Greene, Miami, and Montgomery (Dayton)	6
Third district	4	Allen (Lima), Auglaize, Crawford, Defiance, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Logan, Marion, Mercer, Paulding, Putnam, Seneca, Shelby, Union, Van Wert, and Wyandot	17
Fourth district	4	Adams, Athens, Gallia, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pickaway, Pike, Ross (Chillicothe), Scioto, Vinton, and Washington	14
Fifth district	6	Ashland, Coshocton, Delaware, Fairfield, Guernsey, Holmes, Knox, Licking, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Perry, Richland (Mansfield), Stark (Canton), and Tuscarawas	15
Sixth district	5	Erie, Fulton, Huron, Lucas (Toledo), Ottawa, Sandusky, Williams, and Wood	8
Seventh district	4	Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Mahoning (Youngstown), Monroe, and Noble	8
Eighth district	12	Cuyahoga (Cleveland)	1
Ninth district	5	Lorain (Lorain), Medina, Summit (Akron), and Wayne	4
Tenth district	8	Franklin (Columbus)	1
Eleventh district	5	Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Portage, and Trumbull (Warren)	5
Twelfth district	5	Brown, Butler (Middletown), Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Preble, and Warren	8
TOTALS	69 judges		88 counties

Judge (party)	Joined court	Term ends
Marilyn Zayas (D)	November 6, 2016	February 9, 2031
Candace Crouse (D)	February 11, 2019	February 10, 2031
Ginger Bock (D)	February 9, 2021	February 8, 2027
Jennifer Kinsley (D)	February 9, 2023	February 8, 2029
Terry Nestor (D)	February 9, 2025	February 8, 2031
Rich Moore (D)	February 12, 2025	February 11, 2031

Judge (party)	Joined court	Term ends
Michael Tucker (R)	February 11, 2017	February 10, 2029
Chris Epley (R)	February 9, 2021	February 8, 2027
Mary Kate Huffman (R)	February 9, 2023	February 8, 2029
Ronald C. Lewis (R)	February 10, 2023	February 9, 2029
Robert Hanseman (R)	February 9, 2025	February 8, 2031

Judge (party)	Joined court	Term ends
John R. Willamowski (R)	February 9, 2011	February 8, 2031
William Zimmerman (R)	February 9, 2017	February 8, 2029
Mark Miller (R)	February 9, 2021	February 8, 2027
Juergen A. Waldick (R)	February 11, 2023	February 10, 2029

Judge (party)	Joined court	Term ends
Peter Abele (R)	February 9, 1991	February 8, 2027
Mike Hess (R)	February 10, 2011	February 9, 2031
Jason Smith (R)	February 9, 2019	February 8, 2031
Kristy Wilkin (R)	August 3, 2020	February 8, 2029

Ohio District Courts of Appeals

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