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# Vernon L. Preston

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
- Judge Preston’s tenure combined long-term local court service with statewide appellate judicial work, and his career was marked by both legal and military service
- His earlier legal work included roles as a magistrate, assistant Hancock County prosecutor, and Findlay city prosecutor

### Education


### Additional information

- His retirement in 2021 concluded a 14-year appellate career and a decade-plus in municipal judiciary leadership
- Distinguished jurist of the Ohio Third District Court of Appeals, serving from 2007 until his retirement in 2021
- Began his legal career in Portsmouth, Ohio, later returning to Findlay for various legal and administrative roles.
- Before joining the appellate court, Preston served 13 years on the Findlay Municipal Court, including eight years as presiding and administrative judge
- His profile lists experience in criminal litigation, municipal law, corporate law, environmental law, and real estate/business law

## 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/8125/vernon-l-preston/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8125/vernon-l-preston/)
- [Ohio Court of Appeals current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8125/vernon-l-preston/)
- [Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8125/vernon-l-preston/)

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