Mary Lynn Wiseman at a glance
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- Common Pleas Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio · State
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Mary Lynn Wiseman
Common Pleas Judge · Montgomery Co. Common Pleas Court
Biography
Professional career
- She has held the role of Administrative Judge of the General Division and, since June 2024, as Presiding Judge of the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court
- American lawyer and judge who has served on the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas in Ohio since 2007, and is currently the Presiding Judge of that court
Education
- She earned her B.S. from Ball State University in 1984 and her J.D. with honors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law in 1988
Additional information
- Appointed by Ohio Governor Ted Strickland on October 22, 2007.
- LPA (2005).
- She also served on the Dayton City Commission from 1998 to 2002.
- Partner at Faruki Ireland and Cox P.L.L. (1991) and later a shareholder at Coolidge Wall Co.
- Born November 17, 1961, in Chillicothe, Ohio.
- Before joining the judiciary, Wiseman practiced complex civil litigation in state and federal courts nationwide.
- She is a past president of the Dayton Bar Association and other legal organizations, and a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and American Bar Association
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
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Biography sources checked July 27, 2026.
Ohio Judicial Conference Directory official judicial roster
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