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# Emanuella D. Groves

Eighth District Court of Appeals · Court of Appeals Judge

## Profile

- Court: Eighth District Court of Appeals
- State: Ohio
- Role: Court of Appeals Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals judge, serving since 2021 after 18 years as a Cleveland Municipal Court trial judge, and is known for her community-focused judicial initiatives and civil rights work

### Education

- B.B.A. in business administration from Kent State University (1978), a J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law (1981), and a judicial studies certification from the National Judicial College (2008).

### Additional information

- Groves has chaired the Cleveland Municipal Court’s Community Engagement Committee, served on the National Bar Association Judicial Council, and co‐founded the Ohio Black Judges Association (2021).
- She also led the Reinstatement Fee Amnesty Program (2019), eliminating or reducing over $300,000 in fees, and served on the Mental Health Specialized Docket, earning recognition from the National Alliance on Mental Illness
- In 2017, she ruled that the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s fare enforcement policy was unconstitutional, prompting the Pittsburgh Regional Transit Authority to end similar practices
- Her career reflects a blend of legal expertise, community engagement, and advocacy for justice and equity
- She has received honors including the Sara J. Harper Humanitarian Award and the National Sojourner Truth Meritorious Service Award

## 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.ohiojudges.org/directory/ojc-directory/)
- [Official roster](https://www.ohiojudges.org/directory/ojc-directory/)
- [Ohio Judicial Conference Directory official judicial roster](https://www.ohiojudges.org/directory/ojc-directory/)
- [Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
- [Wikidata: Emanuella D. Groves](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139113026)

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