Fourth District Court of Appeals to convene Sept. 26 in Highland County

The Fourth District Court of Appeals will convene Thursday, Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. in the Highland County Common Pleas Courtroom, Highland County Courthouse, in Hillsboro.

The Court will consider appeals from Adams, Jackson, Scioto and Vinton counties.

The Fourth Appellate District is comprised of Presiding Judge Jason P. Smith of Ironton; Administrative Judge Michael D. Hess of Circleville; Judge Peter B. Abele of Vinton; and Judge Kristy S. Wilkin of Hillsboro.

Cases will be argued before Presiding Judge Smith, Judge Abele and Judge Wilkin.

The Court of Appeals directly reviews all cases heard or tried in lower courts in which a decision is being appealed. These cases may have been tried in Common Pleas, Probate, Juvenile, Municipal or County Courts and may be either civil or criminal cases.

The Fourth District Court of Appeals serves the following 14 counties in southern Ohio: Adams, Athens, Gallia, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Vinton and Washington.

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