Patricia Sanders at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Patricia Sanders
Biography
Professional career
- Before becoming a judge, Sanders was a magistrate in the Lawrence County Juvenile Court since 2002.
- The Probate and Juvenile Division judge for the Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas in Ohio, appointed by Governor Mike DeWine in 2019
- Probate and Juvenile Division of the Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas, a position she assumed on September 9, 2019, after the retirement of Judge David Payne.
- She previously served as a private defense attorney
- Her career also includes service as a judge advocate and major in the United States Army Reserve, and as an adjunct professor at West Virginia State University
Education
Additional information
- handling criminal defense and delinquency cases.
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
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