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# Timothy W. Clary

Eighth District Court of Appeals · Court of Appeals Judge

## Profile

- Court: Eighth 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

- Began his judgeship on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, taking office on January 2, 2024, after being appointed to fill the seat of the late Judge Michael Russo.
- Clary also served as an assistant public defender in the Cuyahoga County Public Defender’s Office
- Career lawyer with experience in both prosecution and public defense, who has served on Ohio’s trial and appellate courts
- Judge of the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals

### Education

- Cleveland State University in — J.D. (2011)
- Bachelor’s degree from John Carroll University in 2006
- Cleveland State University College of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- He is a 2002 graduate of Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland and has been a member of the National Eagle Scout Association since 2012
- Also running for election to return to the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas General Division in the November 3, 2026, general election
- Served the remainder of that term but was defeated in the special general election on November 5, 2024, by Kira Krivosh.

## 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/)
- [Wikidata: Timothy W. Clary](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139110628)

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