Nicholas Sylvain at a glance
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Nicholas Sylvain
Judge · Montgomery Co. Juvenile Court
Biography
Professional career
- Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office
Education
- William & Mary Law School — J.D. (1993)
Additional information
- Montgomery County Juvenile Court; 2026-05-18
- Magistrate; 2002; 2026-05-17
- Prosecutor; 1993; 2002
- Montgomery County Domestic Relations Court
- One of the Juvenile Court Judges in Montgomery County, Ohio.
- Appointed by Governor Mike DeWine to fill the vacancy left by Judge Julie A. Bruns.
- Sylvain and his family are active volunteers with organizations such as the March of Dimes, Humane Society of Greater Dayton, Dayton Bar Association’s Wills for Heroes program, and local parish communities
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 July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 27, 2026.
Ohio Judicial Conference Directory official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View Ohio Judicial Conference Directory official judicial roster ↗Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗Three New Judges Take the Bench
Pamela Hawkins, Steven Abshire, Nicholas Sylvain Appointments And Biographies source · HTML · Source checked October 6, 2026
View Three New Judges Take the Bench ↗