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# Kristy S. Wilkin

Fourth District Court of Appeals · Court of Appeals Judge

## Profile

- Court: Fourth 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 Fourth District Court of Appeals since August 3, 2020, when Governor Mike DeWine appointed her to fill the vacancy created by Judge Matthew McFarland’s elevation to the U.S. District Court
- Kristy S. Wilkin is a Republican‐affiliated judge of the Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals, appointed in 2020 and re‐elected in 2022, serving until 2029
- In June 2023, Wilkin presided over the first Supreme Court of Ohio oral argument assigned to the Fourth District, stepping in for Justice R. Patrick DeWine due to recusal
- Wilkin describes herself as a Constitutionalist who applies the law “as written” to ensure justice
- She has also held the role of a substitute judge on the Supreme Court of Ohio when a justice recused
- She also held the role of an adjunct professor at Southern State Community College
- Before joining the bench, she was a partner at Peelle Law Offices Co., LPA for 14 years

### Education

- Xavier University — B.A.
- Ohio Northern University’s Pettit School of Law, graduating in the top 10% of her class — J.D.

### Additional information

- handling general practice cases including civil, family, and real estate matters.

## 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: Kristy S. Wilkin](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125445720)

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