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# Timothy P. Cannon

Ohio Court of Appeals · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Ohio Court of Appeals
- State: Ohio
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 2007-present
- Timothy P. Cannon held the role of Judge of the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals from August 2007 until February 8, 2021
- Judge of the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals from 2007 until his defeat in the 2020 general election, and he is now retired from judicial service
- He also served as an assistant law director/prosecutor for the City of Painesville (1989–1992)
- He also served as Presiding Judge for the 11th District Court of Appeals and was appointed as a Visiting Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court on multiple occasions
- Before joining the judiciary, Cannon had a 27‐year legal career, including 13 years as a partner at Cannon, Stern & Aveni Co., L.P.A. in Painesville, Ohio.

### Education

- Cleveland State's Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in — J.D. (1980)

### Additional information

- He was appointed by the Ohio Governor and later re‐elected in 2016, but lost the 2020 general election to Matt Lynch.
- He was recognized in 2014 by the Lake County Bar Association as “Highly Recommended” with a 100% affirmative vote.
- Cannon was active in multiple county bar associations (Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula, Portage, Trumbull) and held the role of Chairman of the Lake County Bar Association’s Litigation Committee (2005–2007).
- In his role, he presided over cases in Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula, Portage, and Trumbull counties.
- He has also been invited to train new appellate judges for the Ohio Supreme Court

## 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.courtlistener.com/person/8065/timothy-p-cannon/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8065/timothy-p-cannon/)
- [Ohio Court of Appeals current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8065/timothy-p-cannon/)
- [Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8065/timothy-p-cannon/)
- [Timothy Cannon - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Timothy_Cannon)
- [Timothy P. Cannon – Judicial Votes Count](https://blogs.uakron.edu/judicialvotescount/timothy-p-cannon)

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