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# Ajmeri Hoque

Franklin Co. Municipal Court · Municipal Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Franklin Co. Municipal Court
- State: Ohio
- Role: Municipal Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- She then completed studies at Capital University Law School in 2010 and is licensed to practice law in both Ohio and New York Hoque began her legal career as a city prosecutor in Lancaster, Ohio, serving for two years before establishing her own private practice, The Law Offices of Ajmeri Hoque

### Education



### Additional information

- Sworn in on January 3, 2026, succeeding Judge James Green, who retired after more than three decades on the bench
- She also served on the Police Chief’s Advisory Committee in Dublin, Ohio, as vice chairperson in 2021 and 2022 In November 2025, Hoque was elected to the Franklin County Municipal Court, running unopposed and receiving over 133,000 votes
- Date of birth: 1984
- focusing on criminal defense
- handling civil and criminal cases, jury trials, suppression hearings, and bond hearings
- Her experience spans municipal court work across 13 counties, including Franklin County
- Her election marked a historic milestone as she became Ohio’s first Muslim judge and the first naturalized citizen to serve as a judge in Franklin County Outside of her professional work, Hoque enjoys baking, reading, and traveling, and she has been recognized for her community engagement and mentorship, including speaking at Capital University Law School events

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### remote hearing exhibits

Scope: statewide

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.

Evidence excerpt: Instructions for submitting exhibits or notifying the court of witnesses.

[Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### remote hearing ground rules

Scope: statewide

Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance recommends advance ground rules for documents, exhibits, screen sharing, and pre-marking exhibits for remote hearings.

Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### remote recording

Scope: statewide

Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance states that litigants, attorneys, and the public should be instructed not to record the hearing.

Evidence excerpt: The court should instruct the litigants, attorneys, and the public to not record the hearing.

[Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.ohiojudges.org/directory/ojc-directory/)
- [Official roster](https://www.ohiojudges.org/directory/ojc-directory/)
- [Ohio Judicial Conference Directory official judicial roster](https://www.ohiojudges.org/directory/ojc-directory/)
- [Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
- [Wikidata: Ajmeri Hoque](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q136720394)

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