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# John W. Wise

Ohio Court of Appeals · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Ohio Court of Appeals
- State: Ohio
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1995-present
- Republican judge of the Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals, serving from 1995 until his departure on February 8, 2025, after not running for re‐election in 2024
- Judge, Stark County Court of Common Pleas (1993–1995)
- Judge, Canton Municipal Court (1990–1993)
- He also interned with the Public Defender’s Office in Sidney, OH, and with the Canton Law Department
- He also sat as a visiting judge on the Ohio Supreme Court by assignment in cases such as Rayco Manufacturing Inc. v

### Education



### Additional information

- Elected to the Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals in 1995 and served until 2025.
- He did not seek re‐election in 2024, and his successor is Robert G. Montgomery
- He was re‐elected in the November 6, 2018 general election, winning 100% of the Republican primary and all votes in the general.
- handling general civil litigation (including personal injury) and probate matters.
- Prior to judicial service, Wise practiced law in private practice for 10 years
- Former Chief Justice of the Ohio Courts of Appeals Judges Association
- For historical case references, his profile is available on CourtListener, and his professional background is documented in the Stark County Bar Association directory

## 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/8149/john-w-wise/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8149/john-w-wise/)
- [Ohio Court of Appeals current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8149/john-w-wise/)
- [Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8149/john-w-wise/)

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