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# Carla D. Moore

Ohio Court of Appeals · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Ohio Court of Appeals
- State: Ohio
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 2005-present
- Her judicial path began with appointments and service in the Akron Municipal Court in 1989, following the death of Judge Harold Stubbs
- She also held the role of an adjunct law professor at Cleveland‐Marshall College of Law

### Education

- Ohio State University College of Law — J.D.
- in German — University of Akron — B.A.

### Additional information

- Elected in 2004 to the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals, serving until her retirement in February 2017.
- She was re‐elected in 2010
- Elected to the court on November 2, 2004, and assumed office on February 9, 2005.
- Moore was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1977.
- Known for her dignity, respect, and approachable demeanor toward litigants
- Before that, she spent 15 years on the Akron Municipal Court, where she was the first Black woman elected to that court.
- Judge Moore’s career combined legal excellence, public service, and community leadership.
- She was recognized for her humanitarian work, including the Sir Thomas More Award from the Akron Bar Association

## 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.courtlistener.com/person/8118/carla-d-moore/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8118/carla-d-moore/)
- [Ohio Court of Appeals current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8118/carla-d-moore/)
- [Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8118/carla-d-moore/)
- [Carla Moore - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Carla_Moore)

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