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# Brett A. Gilbert

Champaign Co. Family Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Champaign Co. Family 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


### Education

- Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Toledo College of Law in 1992
- Undergraduate degree from Wilmington College in 1989

### Additional information

- He was re-elected in 2014, running unopposed in the general election, for a term that expired on February 9, 2021
- First elected to the Champaign County Court of Common Pleas in November 2008 for a six-year term, which ran until February 9, 2015
- Judge, Champaign Co. Family Court
- His legal career includes extensive experience in Ohio courts, and he has been involved in both probate and juvenile law throughout his tenure
- The Domestic Relations Division, while not directly under Judge Gilbert’s primary assignment, deals with divorces, custody, child support, and domestic violence civil protection orders Judge Gilbert’s work ensures that families and individuals in Champaign County receive consistent judicial attention, with a focus on long-term case management and continuity in family-related legal matters
- Judge Brett A. Gilbert is a member of the Champaign County Court of Common Pleas, specifically serving in the Probate and Juvenile Division, which handles cases involving estates, wills, trusts, adoptions, adult guardianships, and juvenile matters such as custody, child support, delinquency, and traffic offenses for minors (Champaign County Family Court)