Patricia J. Smith at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- Portage Co. Probate/Juvenile Court
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Patricia J. Smith
Judge · Portage Co. Probate/Juvenile Court
Available research
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/