Cynthia Westcott at a glance
- Current role
- Common Pleas Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Cynthia Westcott
Common Pleas Judge · Trumbull Co. Common Pleas Court
Biography
Professional career
- Judge Cynthia Westcott, now known as Cynthia Westcott Rice, is a retired judge of the Trumbull County Common Pleas Court in Ohio, elected in 2022 and serving until the end of her term in December 2026
- Elected to the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas in November 2022 and sworn in on December 12, 2022, to complete the term of retired Judge Peter Kontos
Education
- She holds a B.S. in Management from Purdue University
- a J.D. from the University of Akron School of Law, and is admitted to both the Ohio and Michigan bars
Additional information
- In early 2026, Westcott announced she would withdraw from her reelection bid and retire when her term ends on December 31, 2026, citing personal reasons.
- She has also held the position of a visiting judge on the Ohio Supreme Court and was Chief Judge of the Ohio Courts of Appeals Judges’ Association in 2021.
- She had previously been elected to the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals in 2002, which reviews cases from Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Portage, and Trumbull counties.
- This was her final opportunity to run for judicial office due to Ohio’s age limit for judges
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 July 27, 2026.
Ohio Judicial Conference Directory official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View Ohio Judicial Conference Directory official judicial roster ↗Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗