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# Peter B. Abele

Fourth District Court of Appeals · Court of Appeals Judge

## Profile

- Court: Fourth 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, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1991-present
- Peter Burke Abele (August 7, 1957 – September 25, 2026) was a distinguished judge of the Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals, serving from 1991 until his death in 2026

### Education

- Bowling Green State University — B.S.
- Capital University Law School — J.D.

### Additional information

- His term was set to end in 2027, and he was running for re‐election in the November 3, 2026 general election.
- Elected to the Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals in 1991, a position he held for 36 years.
- He was also appointed to serve on the Ohio Supreme Court and had the honor of swearing in multiple Ohio State Trooper graduating classes
- Following his passing, the Central Committees of the 14 counties in the Fourth District selected Jayme Hartley Fountain as the replacement candidate for the judgeship

## 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/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8041/peter-b-abele/)
- [Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8041/peter-b-abele/)
- [Wikidata: Peter B. Abele](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139082476)

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