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# Michelle J. Sheehan

Eighth District Court of Appeals · Court of Appeals Judge

## Profile

- Court: Eighth 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

- Judge of the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals, serving since January 2, 2019, with a term that runs through January 1, 2031
- In 2025, she was assigned to the Ohio Supreme Court to hear two cases when Justice Joseph T. Deters recused himself, underscoring her active role in shaping appellate law
- Elected in 2018 (serving from 2019), Judge Sheehan has focused on mentorship and access to justice
- Judge Sheehan has been named Best Lawyer in America in Labor and Employment law, included in Ohio Super Lawyers editions, and recognized by Martindale Hubbell for her legal ability and ethical standards

### Education

- B.A. in Public Administration from Miami University (1986–1990) and her J.D. from Cleveland State University College of Law (1990–1993).
- bachelor's degree — Miami University

### Additional information

- In 2025, she was named CSULAA Alumni of the Year for her contributions to the legal profession and mentorship
- Before joining the bench, she spent 25 years as a shareholder at Reminger Co., LPA in Cleveland, where she litigated appellate matters before the Ohio Supreme Court, the U.S. Sixth Circuit, and nearly every appellate court in Ohio.
- She is a Certified Appellate Specialist of the Ohio State Bar Association
- A first‐generation college and law student, she has credited her mentors — including then‐Eighth District Judge Ann Dyke — with shaping her legal career

## 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: Michelle J. Sheehan](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139109066)

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