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# John R. Willamowski

Third District Court of Appeals · Court of Appeals Judge

## Profile

- Court: Third 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

- The court’s Presiding Judge (Chief Justice)
- Official site: Ohio Third District Court of Appeals – Judge John R. Willamowski Ohio Third District Court of Appeals
- He practiced law in northwest Ohio for over 21 years and subsequently served 9 years as a Commissioner on the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct (Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline) Ohio Third District Court of Appeals
- He has also been assigned by the Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court to sit on cases in multiple appellate districts and on the Ohio Supreme Court

### Education

- Ohio Northern University
- University of Notre Dame

### Additional information

- Ohio Third District Court of Appeals since 2006, covering four elected terms.
- Before joining the appellate court, Willamowski served five terms in the Ohio House of Representatives (1997–2006), holding leadership roles such as chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Civil and Commercial Law Committee, Municipal Government and Urban Revitalization Committee, and Correctional Institution Inspection Committee.
- overseeing oral arguments, procedural motions, daily administration, and the appellate docket.
- He also sat on the Supreme Court of Ohio Task Force on Pro Se and Indigent Litigants
- Willamowski has been Chief Justice of the Ohio Courts of Appeals Judges Association, held the role of Administrative Judge and Presiding Judge of the Third Appellate District, and is a member of the Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal.
- He is co‐Chairman of the Legislative Committee of the Ohio Judicial Conference.

## 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: John R. Willamowski](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6254043)

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