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# Beth A. Smith

Mahoning Co. Domestic Relations Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Mahoning Co. Domestic Relations Court
- State: Ohio
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Summary

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

## 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/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge Beth Smith was first elected to the Justice Court, Precinct 2, in 1999, serving the cities of Kyle, Mountain City, Uhland, and surrounding subdivisions
- Judge Smith emphasizes fairness, integrity, and community-focused justice
- Judge Smith attended Austin Community College and Southwest Texas State University
- Her certifications as Justice of the Peace and Municipal Judge are current and up to date

### Education


### Additional information

- focusing on Criminal Justice.
- She has presided over civil cases up to $20,000, Class C criminal cases, administrative hearings, and has the authority to issue warrants, conduct inquests, administer oaths, and perform wedding ceremonies.
- She has also held the role of a Municipal Judge in the City of Kyle and as Presiding Judge in Buda
- She has been actively involved in numerous boards and organizations, including the Hays County Women’s Center, CPS Board, Hays Caldwell Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Child Fatality Review Board, and TEXSAR (Texas Search and Rescue),.
- Before her judicial career, Judge Smith was chosen as the first mayor of Mountain City at age 28, serving for 14 years.
- She also serves as Coordinator and Host for National Night Out annually and is a member of the Kyle Rotary Club and Kyle Chamber of Commerce