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Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge

Serves as a judge on Ohio’s primary trial court.

Full office description

  • The Court of Common Pleas handles criminal felony cases and civil cases where more than $5,000 is at stake.
  • The courts are divided into four divisions: general, domestic relations, probate, and juvenile. Each specializes in different types of cases, such as civil and criminal trials, divorces and child custody matters, inheritances and adoptions, and juvenile offenses.
  • Ohio has a court of common pleas in each of its 88 counties.
  • Common pleas judges are elected to six-year terms in nonpartisan elections.
  • Common pleas judges earn $163,792 annually.

How this impacts you

  • Public HealthCourts handle a wide range of legal, political, and moral issues, including recent cases like the ACLU's lawsuit against bans on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender minors.

  • Public SafetyJudicial decisions can either allow or prevent the implementation of gun restrictions.

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