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# Daniel R. Hawkins

Supreme Court of Ohio · Justice

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
- State: Ohio
- Role: Justice
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in November 2024 and assumed office on December 10, 2024, becoming the 164th justice of the court

### Education

- Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in — J.D. (2001)
- Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Bowling Green State University in 1998.

### Additional information

- He is a member of the Republican Party and is currently running for re-election, with the Republican primary scheduled for May 5, 2026.
- From 2019 to 2024, he held the role of a judge on the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, earning high ratings from the Columbus Bar Association and recognition from law enforcement and community organizations
- He graduated from St. Francis DeSales High School
- Began his legal career as an assistant prosecuting attorney in the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office, where he spent 13 years as a trial prosecutor.
- His investiture was marked by praise from colleagues and mentors, highlighting his dedication to justice and his experience handling complex and emotionally challenging cases
- Hawkins was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio.
- Birth place: Columbus

## 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.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/judicial-system/supreme-court-of-ohio/justices-overview/)
- [Official roster](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/judicial-system/supreme-court-of-ohio/justices-overview/)
- [Supreme Court of Ohio official judicial roster](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/judicial-system/supreme-court-of-ohio/justices-overview/)
- [Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
- [Wikidata: Daniel R. Hawkins](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131174424)

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