Betty Sutton at a glance
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Betty Sutton
Court of Appeals Judge · Ninth District Court of Appeals
Biography
Professional career
- Betty S. Sutton is the current Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals, 9th District, appointed February 9, 2021, and in 2024 named Administrative Judge of the court
- Vice Chair of the Judiciary and Criminal Justice Committees
- Judge of the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals
- Official court page: Ninth District Court of Appeals – Judge Betty Sutton
- She has also held the role of a visiting judge with the Ohio Supreme Court and other district appellate courts
Education
- University of Akron School of Law, where she obtained a Dean’s Club Scholarship and multiple awards for constitutional law — J.D.
- B.A. in Political Science from Kent State University
Additional information
- Ohio House of Representatives: Elected in 1992, serving until 2000
- Date of birth: 1963-07-31
- Barberton High School
- Judge Sutton presides over the Ninth District Court of Appeals, which covers Lorain, Medina, Summit, and Wayne counties.
- Birth place: Barberton
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
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.
Instructions for submitting exhibits or notifying the court of witnesses.Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗
Statewide
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 ↗
Statewide
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
Identity source checked July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Ohio Judicial Conference Directory official judicial roster
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