Elisa M. Peters at a glance
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- Municipal Court Judge
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Elisa M. Peters
Municipal Court Judge · Circleville Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- The elected judge of the Circleville Municipal Court in Pickaway County, Ohio, serving since January 2020 and currently seeking re‐election for a second term in 2025
- The court is one of Ohio’s busiest single‐judge courts
Education
Additional information
- Judicial service: held the role of Magistrate in the Pickaway County Common Pleas Court for over 20 years, including in the Juvenile Court, before her 2020 election to the municipal bench
- handling a wide range of cases including traffic, criminal, and recovery dockets
- Judge Peters presides over the Circleville Municipal Court, which has jurisdiction over all of Pickaway County.
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
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