Jack Zouhary at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio · Federal
- Judicial service
- March 28, 2006–present
Jack Zouhary
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Lucas County Ohio Court of Common Pleas, 2005-2006
- Private practice, Toledo, OH, 2004-2005
- Senior vice president and general counsel, S.E. Johnson Companies, Inc., 2000-2003
- Private practice, Toledo, OH, 1976-1999
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, N.D. Ohio, 2006-present
Education
- Dartmouth College · B.A., 1973
- DeVilbiss High School
- University of Toledo College of Law
Personal record
Born 1951 · Toledo, OH
Courtroom rules and guidance
Presentation Procedure
Electronics strongly encouraged
The Court strongly recommends use of courtroom electronics and directs counsel to test whether presentations can be seen and heard from the jury box.Trial Order — Courtroom Electronics ↗
Courtroom Technology
Electronics strongly encouraged
Electronic exhibits, including audio or visual exhibits, are due on a single storage device no later than two weeks before trial.JERS Order — Electronic Exhibits ↗
Courtroom Technology
Electronics strongly encouraged
The official court profile identifies current status, courtroom, and links to the judge’s trial and JERS orders.Official judge profile ↗
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/1392366CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3602/jack-zouhary/Trial Order — Courtroom Electronics
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 23, 2026
https://www.ohnd.uscourts.gov/sites/ohnd/files/Trial%20Order%20-%20Criminal%20-%20February%202021.pdfJERS Order — Electronic Exhibits
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 23, 2026
https://www.ohnd.uscourts.gov/sites/ohnd/files/JZ-JERS-Order.pdfOfficial judge profile
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 23, 2026
https://www.ohnd.uscourts.gov/content/judge-jack-zouhary/Federal 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