Mark L. Pietrykowski at a glance
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- Judge
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- Ohio Court of Appeals
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- Ohio Court of Appeals
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Mark L. Pietrykowski
Judge · Ohio Court of Appeals
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1997-present
- Judge of the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals, serving from 1999 until February 9, 2023
- In January 2021, Pietrykowski held the role of a visiting judge on the Ohio Supreme Court in State of Ohio v
- Abdul S. Azeen, substituting for Justice Michael Donnelly due to recusal
Education
- Ohio Northern University College of Law in — J.D. (1979)
Additional information
- He was re‐elected in 2022 but did not seek a third term and left the bench in early 2023
- Joined the Sixth District Court of Appeals in 1999, a court that hears appeals from county, municipal, and common pleas courts in Ohio’s Sixth Judicial District, which includes Erie, Fulton, Huron, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Williams, and Wood counties.
- Mark L. Pietrykowski’s career combined legal practice, local government leadership, and appellate judicial service.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
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.
Instructions for submitting exhibits or notifying the court of witnesses.Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗
Statewide
Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance recommends advance ground rules for documents, exhibits, screen sharing, and pre-marking exhibits for remote hearings.
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 ↗
Statewide
Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance states that litigants, attorneys, and the public should be instructed not to record the hearing.
The court should instruct the litigants, attorneys, and the public to not record the hearing.Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗
Sources
Identity source checked June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Ohio Court of Appeals current judicial profile
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