Donna J. Carr at a glance
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Donna J. Carr
Former Judge · Ninth District Court of Appeals
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1998-present
- Retired on May 31, 2026, after 43 years in the justice system.
- Retired judge of the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals, serving from 1998 until her retirement on May 31, 2026, after 31 years on the bench and nearly 28 years with the Court of Appeals
- Donna Carr began her legal career in 1984 as an Assistant Prosecutor for Summit County, later becoming Chief Counsel of the Civil Division (1993–1995) and serving as interim Summit County Prosecutor in 1995
- Acted as a visiting judge with the Ohio Supreme Court ten times and with half of Ohio’s appellate districts
Education
- University of Akron School of Law — J.D.
- Kent State University
Additional information
- In July 1998, she was appointed to the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals, later elected in 1998 and re‐elected in 2004, 2010, 2016, and 2022
- She also volunteered with Love Akron and other community groups, receiving the Judge Brenda Burnham Unruh Servant Leader Award in 2021
- Joined the Akron Municipal Court in 1995 and elected to that position later that year.
- Served six times as Presiding or Administrative Judge
- Carr chaired the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Interpreter Services, helped create interpreter resources for judges, and served on multiple statewide judicial committees.
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 June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Ohio Court of Appeals current judicial profile
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