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# Maureen O'Connor

Supreme Court of Ohio · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
- State: Ohio
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Ohio Supreme Court, 2003-present
- American lawyer and judge who held the role of the chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court from 2011 to 2022
- Elected to the court in 2002, becoming chief justice in 2010
- Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
- The first chief justice to retire from the office and upon her retirement was the longest-serving statewide elected woman in Ohio history

### Education

- Cleveland State University College of Law
- Seton Hill University

### Additional information

- Born August 7, 1951.
- Date of birth: 1951-01-01
- As a busy trial judge, O'Connor was elected by her peers to serve as the administrative judge – a testament to her ability to build coalitions and maintain collegiality while administering to the business of the courts.
- Birth place: Washington, D.C.

## 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/5384/maureen-oconnor/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5384/maureen-oconnor/)
- [Supreme Court of Ohio current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5384/maureen-oconnor/)
- [Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5384/maureen-oconnor/)
- [Maureen O'Connor » Supreme Court of Ohio](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/judicial-system/supreme-court-of-ohio/justices-1803-to-present/maureen-oconnor)
- [Wikidata: Maureen O'Connor](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6792735)

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