---
title: "Nicholas Sylvain | KnowJudges"
canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nicholas-sylvain"
page_type: "judge_profile"
updated: "2026-10-07"
---

# Nicholas Sylvain

Montgomery Co. Juvenile Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Montgomery Co. Juvenile Court
- State: Ohio
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Summary

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

## 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

## 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/)
- [Three New Judges Take the Bench](https://www.courtnewsohio.gov/bench/2026/NewJudges_051926.asp)

## JSON-LD

```json
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@graph": [
    {
      "@type": "WebPage",
      "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nicholas-sylvain",
      "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nicholas-sylvain",
      "name": "Nicholas Sylvain | KnowJudges",
      "description": "Nicholas Sylvain, Montgomery Co. Juvenile Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.",
      "dateModified": "2026-10-07",
      "isPartOf": {
        "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website"
      },
      "mainEntity": {
        "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nicholas-sylvain#judge"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Person",
      "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nicholas-sylvain#judge",
      "name": "Nicholas Sylvain",
      "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nicholas-sylvain",
      "jobTitle": "Judge",
      "worksFor": {
        "@type": "GovernmentOrganization",
        "name": "Montgomery Co. Juvenile Court"
      },
      "sameAs": [
        "https://www.ohiojudges.org/directory/ojc-directory/"
      ],
      "alumniOf": [
        {
          "@type": "EducationalOrganization",
          "name": "William & Mary Law School"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
      "itemListElement": [
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 1,
          "name": "KnowJudges",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 2,
          "name": "Ohio",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/state/ohio"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 3,
          "name": "Nicholas Sylvain",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nicholas-sylvain"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```