Michael D. Hess at a glance
- Current role
- Court of Appeals Judge
- Court
- Fourth District Court of Appeals
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Michael D. Hess
Court of Appeals Judge · Fourth District Court of Appeals
Available research
Biography
Judicial service
- Judge of the Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals
Education
- Bowling Green State University · Bachelor of Science
- Capital University Law School · Juris Doctor
Courtroom rules and guidance
Remote Hearing Exhibits
Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance tells courts to include instructions for submitting exhibits or notifying the court of witnesses when remote-hearing information is sent to participants.
Instructions for submitting exhibits or notifying the court of witnesses.Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗
Remote Hearing Ground Rules
Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance recommends advance ground rules for documents, exhibits, screen sharing, and pre-marking exhibits for remote hearings.
Documents: Share any documents/exhibits that will be reviewed in advance. Use the share screen function while documents are being discussed during the hearing. Request that the documents are pre-marked for exhibit purposes.Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗
Remote Recording
Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance states that litigants, attorneys, and the public should be instructed not to record the hearing.
The court should instruct the litigants, attorneys, and the public to not record the hearing.Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗
Sources
Ohio Judicial Conference Directory official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 27, 2026
https://www.ohiojudges.org/directory/ojc-directory/Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/