Court of Appeals

The Fifth Appellate Judicial District is comprised of the following fifteen counties: Ashland, Coshocton, Delaware, Fairfield, Guernsey, Holmes, Knox, Licking, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Perry, Richland, Stark, and Tuscarawas.

Guernsey County Clerk of Courts receives, receipts, and manages, and maintains all filings to the Court of Common Pleas – General Division and the 5th District Court of Appeals.

An Appeal is a process brought forth by a party asking the Appellate Court to review a final appealable order rendered by the original trial court, such as the Guernsey County Court of Common Pleas, Probate Court, Cambridge Municipal Court, Juvenile Court, and Ohio Court of Claims. Petitioners can also file original actions in the Clerk of Courts’ Appeals Division.

Deposit for Filing with the Fifth District Court of Appeals – Guernsey County: $125.00

Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals Local Rules (effective 12/15/2025)
Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals Forms

Common Forms

Notice of Appeal (Sample)
Docketing Statement
Financial Disclosure Form

PERSONAL IDENTIFIERS
PUBLIC NOTICE
Effective July 1, 2009

The Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on the Rules of Superintendence has developed

Public Access Rules 44 through 47
with the intent to “Strike a balance between the fundamental principal of openness of Court records and the importance of privacy rights of individuals”.

SUPERINTENDENCE RULE 45
Requires the filing party to omit “Personal identifiers” when filing a case document with the court. These identifiers include:
1. Social security numbers, except last 4 digits
2. Financial account numbers
3. Employer and employee identification numbers
4. Juvenile’s name in abuse, neglect and dependency cases

THE COURT OR CLERK OF COURTS
1. Are not required to review documents to find personal identifiers.
2. May not refuse to file a document because personal identifiers are contained in said document.
3. May provide a form for placement of personal identifiers which will be confidential.

Any person may request access to documents that have been restricted or redacted through written Motion to the Court.