Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Cuyahoga County is located within the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals.

The people of Cuyahoga County are served by a Court of Common Pleas and fourteen Municipal Courts.

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio has jurisdiction in Cuyahoga County. Appeals from the Northern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

• Judges
• Elections

Court of Common Pleas

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Cuyahoga County Courthouse - houses the Domestic Relations and Probate Courts

General Division

Dick Ambrose Michael Astrab Pamela A. Barker Janet R. Burnside Deena R. Calabrese Cassandra Collier-Williams Maureen Clancy Brian J. Corrigan Peter J. Corrigan Michael P. Donnelly Carolyn B. Friedland Stuart A. Friedman Nancy A. Fuerst Hollie L. Gallagher Steve Gall Daniel Gaul Michael Jackson Lance T. Mason

David T. Matia Robert C. McClelland Timothy McCormick Nancy R. McDonnell Richard J. McMonagle John P. O'Donnell John J. Russo Joseph D. Russo Michael J. Russo Nancy Margaret Russo Shirley Strickland Saffold Brendan J. Sheehan Shirley Strickland Ronald Suster John D. Sutula Kathleen Ann Sutula Joan Synenberg José A. Villanueva

Domestic Relations Division

• Leslie Ann Celebrezze
• Janet R. Colaluca
• Rosemary Grdina Gold
• Cheryl S. Karner
• Diane M. Palos

Juvenile Division

Patrick F. Corrigan Alison Nelson Floyd Thomas F. O'Malley Denise Nancy Rini Michael John Ryan Kristin W. Sweeney

Probate Division

• Anthony J. Russo
• Laura J. Gallagher

Former judges

• Annette G. Butler

Municipal Courts

Berea Municipal Court, Ohio

• Mark A. Comstock

Bedford Municipal Court, Ohio

• Harry J. Jacob, III
• Brian J. Melling

Cleveland Municipal Court, Ohio

Ronald B. Adrine Pinkey S. Carr Marilyn B. Cassidy Michelle D. Earley Emanuella Groves Anita Laster Mays Lauren C. Moore

Charles L. Patton Raymond L. Pianka Michael John Ryan Angela R. Stokes Pauline H. Tarver Joseph J. Zone

Garfield Heights Municipal Court, Ohio

• Deborah J. Nicastro
• Jennifer P. Weiler

Lakewood Municipal Court

• Patrick Carroll

Lyndhurst Municipal Court, Ohio

• Mary Kaye Bozza

Parma Municipal Court, Ohio

• Timothy P. Gilligan
• Deanna O'Donnell
• Kenneth R. Spanagel

Rocky River Municipal Court, Ohio

• Donna Congeni Fitzsimmons
• Brian F. Hagan

Shaker Heights Municipal Court, Ohio

• K. J. Montgomery

South Euclid Municipal Court, Ohio

• Gayle Williams-Byers

Euclid Municipal Court, Ohio

• Deborah A. LeBarron

East Cleveland Municipal Court, Ohio

• William L. Dawson

Cleveland Heights Municipal Court, Ohio

• A. Deane Buchanan

Cleveland Municipal Court/Housing Division

• Raymond L. Pianka

2013

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2013

Cleveland Municipal Court

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Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
ButlerAnnette Garner Butler	No	Unexpired term
JordanAnthony D. Jordan	No	Term commencing 1/1/2014
PattonCharles L. Patton	Yes	Term commencing 1/3/2014
WadeEd Wade	No	Unexpired term
Torres-LugoJazmin G. Torres-Lugo	No	Unexpired term
CassidyMarilyn B. Cassidy	Yes	Term commencing 1/1/2014
WinstonMichael D. Winston	No	Unexpired term
PiankaRaymond L. Pianka	Yes	Term commencing 1/2/2014

Parma Municipal Court

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Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
O'DonnellDeanna O'Donnell	Yes	Term commencing 1/1/2014

Rocky River Municipal Court

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Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HaganBrian F. Hagan	Yes	Term commencing 1/1/2014

2012

For statewide judicial elections, see: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals

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Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
GallagherEileen T. Gallagher   A	No	Democratic	Term commencing 1/3/2013	88%A	100%   A
HarveyElizabeth Harvey	No	Republican	Term commencing 1/2/2013	39.1%
O'TooleErin M. O'Toole	No	Democratic	Term commencing 1/2/2013	8.9%
CelebrezzeFrank Celebrezze   A	No	Democratic	Term commencing 1/1/2013		100%   A
CompoliJoseph Compoli	No	Democratic	Term commencing 1/3/2013	11.9%
SpanagelKenneth R. Spanagel	No	Republican	Term commencing 1/2/2013	60.8%A	28.19%   D
DykeLori Anne Dyke	No	Democratic	Term commencing 1/2/2013	9.1%
BoyleMary Boyle   A	Yes	Democratic	Term commencing 2/9/2013		100%   A
SikoraPeter Sikora	No	Democratic	Term commencing 1/2/2013	25.1%
McCormackTimothy McCormack   A	No	Democratic	Term commencing 1/2/2013	29.9%A	71.81%   A
GilliganTimothy P. Gilligan	No	Democratic	Term commencing 1/2/2013	26.7%

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas

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Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
FloydAlison Nelson Floyd   A	Yes	Democratic	Juvenile Division - FTC 1/2/2013	50.7%A	100%   A
Arabian WhitmanAnjanette C. Arabian Whitman	Yes	Republican	Juvenile Court - Term ending 12/31/2016		32.87%   D
ButlerAnnette G. Butler	Yes	Republican	Term ending 1/1/2017		42.51%   D
FriedlandCarolyn B. Friedland   A	Yes	Democratic	Term commencing 1/9/2013		100%   A
Collier-WilliamsCassandra Collier-Williams   A	No	Democratic	Term commencing 1/12/2013		53.26%   A
EnsignCathryn R. Ensign	No	Republican	Term commencing 1/10/2013		38.96%   D
RealiColleen Ann Reali	No	Democratic	Term ending 1/2/2015	65.1%A	46.45%   D
SweeneyCullen Sweeney	No	Democratic	Term ending 1/5/2015		49.84%   D
GaulDaniel Gaul   A	Yes	Democratic	Term commencing 1/6/2013		69.81%   A
VanDressDean W. VanDress	No	Democratic	Term commencing 1/7/2013		32.13%   D
RiniDenise Nancy Rini   A	No	Republican	Juvenile Division - FTC 1/1/2013	52.7%A	50.56%   A
PassalacquaEdele Passalacqua	No	Republican	Term commencing 1/6/2013		30.19%   D
GrovesEmanuella Groves	No	Democratic	Term commencing 1/3/2013	17.15%
GoldbergFrankie Goldberg	No	Democratic	Juvenile Division - FTC 1/1/2013	41.3%A	49.44%   D
SatolaJames W. Satola	No	Non-partisan	Term commencing 1/8/2013	33.6%
BurneyJanet E. Burney	No	Democratic	Term ending 1/1/2017	43%
BurnsideJanet R. Burnside   A	Yes	Democratic	Term commencing 1/11/2013		100%   A
SynenbergJoan Synenberg	Yes	Republican			46.74%   D
SutulaJohn D. Sutula   A	Yes	Democratic	Term commencing 1/8/2013	66.3%A	100%   A
CorriganJohn F. Corrigan	No	Democratic	Term commencing 1/3/2013	29.2%
LawsonJohn H. Lawson	No	Democratic	Juvenile Division - FTC 1/2/2013	49.22%
O'DonnellJohn P. O'Donnell   A	Yes	Democratic	Term commencing 1/5/2013		100%   A
RussoJoseph F. Russo	Yes	Democratic	Juvenile Division - FTC 1/1/2013	18.2%
RussoJoseph Russo   A	Yes		Term commencing 1/1/2013		100%   A
SutulaKathleen Sutula   A	No	Republican	Term commencing 1/7/2013		67.87%   A
BelkinKeith E. Belkin	No	Democratic	Term ending 1/2/2015	34.8%
CassidyMarilyn B. Cassidy	No	Republican	Term commencing 1/3/2013		46.72%   D
WittMark Witt	No	Republican	Juvenile Division - FTC 1/1/2013	47.2%
HallMary Elaine Hall	No	Democratic	Term commencing 1/10/2013	28.2%
JacksonMichael Jackson   A	No	Democratic	Term commencing 1/3/2013	40.5%A	53.28%   A
RyanMichael John Ryan   A	No	Democratic	Juvenile Court - Term ending 12/31/2016		67.13%   A
BarkerPamela A. Barker   A	Yes	Republican	Term ending 1/2/2015		53.55%   A
McClellandRobert C. McClelland   A	Yes	Republican	Term ending 1/5/2015		50.16%   A
SaffoldShirley Strickland Saffold   A	Yes	Democratic	Term commencing 1/10/2013	71.7%A	61.04%   A
GallSteve Gall   A	No	Democratic	Term ending 1/1/2017	56.9%A	57.49%   A
FriedmanStuart A. Friedman   A	Yes	Democratic	Term commencing 1/2/2013		100%   A
NeffTerease Neff	No	Democratic	Term commencing 1/3/2013	13%
O'MalleyThomas F. O'Malley   A	Yes	Democratic	Juvenile Division - FTC 1/3/2013		100%   A
McCormickTimothy McCormick   A	Yes		Term commencing 1/4/2013		100%   A
McGintyWilliam T. McGinty	No	Democratic	Juvenile Division - FTC 1/1/2013	40.3%

See also

• News: Governor Kasich returns to previous method to appoint judges in Cuyahoga and Darke Counties, March 23, 2011
• Ohio counties
• Courts in Ohio

External links

• Cuyahoga County, Ohio website

References