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# James E. Sherron

Middletown Municipal Court · Municipal Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Middletown Municipal Court
- State: Ohio
- Role: Municipal Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Summary

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

## 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/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Before his election, Sherron held the role of an acting judge and magistrate in Middletown Municipal Court starting in 2006 and as an acting magistrate in Trenton Mayor’s Court in 2012.
- He also held the role of an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Butler County from 1987 to 2002 and held prosecutorial roles for the cities of Hamilton, Trenton, and Middletown

### Education



### Additional information

- Elected to the Middletown Municipal Court on November 7, 2017, and officially began his service on December 19, 2017.
- He was admitted to the practice of law in November 1986 after earning his law degree from the University of Dayton, College of Law.
- Prior to becoming a judge, Sherron maintained a solo private practice in Middletown for over 31 years, gaining extensive experience in both civil and criminal cases across Butler, Warren, and Preble Counties.
- These reports focus on past misconduct related to campaign activities rather than his judicial rulings James E. Sherron continues to serve as a judge in Middletown, Ohio, combining decades of legal experience with community involvement and judicial responsibilities
- There are reports alleging campaign conduct violations during his career, which resulted in a $700 fine imposed by the Ohio Supreme Court’s Disciplinary Counsel.
- He has been actively involved in the community, serving on boards such as the Middletown Civil Service Commission, Butler Metropolitan Housing Authority Board of Trustees, Miami Conservancy District Board of Appraisers, and the Middletown Historic Commission, often in leadership roles.
- He is a member of the Ohio Judicial Conference, the Association of Municipal Court Judges of Ohio, the American Judges Association, and local bar associations