--- title: "Gregory L. Frost | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gregory-l-frost-1128" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Gregory L. Frost U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio - State: Ohio - Role: Judge - Service status: former - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, S.D. Ohio, 2003-present - Judge, Licking County Ohio Municipal Court, 1983-1990 - Assistant prosecutor, Licking County, OH, 1974-1978 - Gregory L. Frost’s career spans over four decades in law and the judiciary, from local prosecution and private practice to municipal, common pleas, and federal courts ### Education - Claude W. Pettit College of Law at Ohio Northern University in, where he also held the role of a staff member and editor of the Ohio Northern Law Review — J.D. (1974) - Wittenberg University in — B.A. (1971) ### Additional information - Federal bench until his retirement on May 2, 2016 - He was then elected to the Licking County Common Pleas Court in 1990, where he served for thirteen years and was re-elected in 1996 and 2002 On January 7, 2003, President George W. Bush nominated Frost to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, filling the seat vacated by George Curtis Smith - Began his judicial career on the Licking County Municipal Court in 1983, serving for seven years - Private practice, Ohio, 1978-1983 - After law school, Frost was admitted to practice in Ohio in 1974 and held the role of an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Licking County from 1974 to 1978 - Gregory Lynn Frost was born on April 17, 1949, in Newark, Ohio - Date of birth: 1949-01-01 - maintained a private practice during this period - handling juvenile and felony prosecutions, civil matters, and appellate cases - focusing on personal injury, domestic relations, and small business law - received his commission the following day - He is admitted to practice in Ohio, South Carolina, federal district courts, and the United States Supreme Court - Birth place: Newark, OH ## 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.courtlistener.com/person/1128/gregory-l-frost/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1128/gregory-l-frost/) - [U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1128/gregory-l-frost/) - [Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1128/gregory-l-frost/) - [Frost, Gregory L. | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/frost-gregory-l) - [Gregory L. Frost (S.D. Ohio)](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1128/gregory-l-frost) - [Wikidata: Gregory L. 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