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# Latecia E. Wiles

Wayne Co. Probate/Juvenile Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Wayne Co. Probate/Juvenile Court
- State: Ohio
- Role: 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

- Judge on the Probate and Juvenile Division of the Wayne County Court of Common Pleas in Ohio, appointed in 2012 and later elected to serve the remainder of the term and beyond
- Before joining the bench, Wiles was Supervising Attorney for the Appellate Division and Civil Division of the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office (2011–2012)
- Judge Wiles serves in the Probate and Juvenile Division of the Wayne County Court of Common Pleas, based in Wooster, Ohio
- She also worked for the Wayne County Clerk of Courts, the Adult Probation Department, and private law firms

### Education



### Additional information

- Appointed by former Governor John Kasich on April 23, 2012 to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Hon.
- She received the Meritorious Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Award from the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association in 2011
- Earlier, she prosecuted child abuse and neglect cases in the Wayne County Juvenile Court (2004–2005).
- handling appeals before the Ohio Supreme Court and the Ninth District Court of Appeals.
- Judge Wiles has championed innovative court programs, including Recovery Court, a voluntary initiative for parents in child abuse, neglect, or dependency cases with substance use disorders.
- She has been active in the Ohio State Bar Association and Wayne County Bar Association, and was a founding member and secretary of the Wayne County Volunteer Guardianship Program.
- She is certified as an Appellate Law Specialist by the Ohio State Bar Association