Administration

Chris Ronayne, Cuyahoga County Executive
Nailah K. Byrd, Clerk of Courts
Prosecutor: Michael C. O’Malley
Sheriff:

The Cuyahoga County Council is the governing body of the county government. There are 11 elected representatives from across the County. Council meetings are open to the public and take place on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month at 5:00 pm. The Council makes policy decisions and is a link between government agencies and its citizens. It has legislative and taxing authority of the County.

Council Members are:
District 8: Pernel Jones Jr., President – 216-698-2019 pjones@cuyahogacounty.us
District 10: Cheryl L. Stephens, Vice President – 216-698-2022 clstephens@cuyahogacounty.us
District 1: Patrick Kelly – 216-698-2047 pkelly01@cuyahogacounty.us
District 2: Dale Miller – 216-698-2011 damiller@cuyahogacounty.us
District 3: Martin J. Sweeney – 216-698-2230 mjsweeney@cuyahogacounty.us
District 4: Scott Tuma – 216-698-2013 stuma@cuyhogacounty.us
District 5: Michael J. Gallagher – 216-698-2015 mjgallagher@cuyahogacounty.us
District 6: Jack Schron – 216-698-2016 jschron@cuyahogacounty.us
District 7: Yvonne M. Conwell – 216-698-2017 yconwell@cuyahogacunty.us
District 8:
District 9: Meredith M. Turner – 216-698-2023 mturner02@cuyahogacounty.us
District 11: Sunny M. Simon – 216-698-2035 ssimon@cuyahogacounty.us

Judges and Magistrates – Domestic Relations Court

Leslie Ann Celebrezze: Administrative Judge – Courtroom 4 – 216-443-8806
Diane M. Palos: Courtroom 3 – 216-443-8849
Francine B. Goldbert: Courtroom 2 – 216-443-8815
Tonya R. Jones:
Colleen Ann Reali:

Judges of the Domestic Relations Court are elected officials. They handle cases relating to divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, annulment, domestic violence, and interstate parenting and support.

Judges in the Court of Common Pleas in Cuyahoga County are:

Dick Ambrose, Courtroom 18-B
Richard A. Bell, Courtroom 21-D
Janet R. Burnside, Courtroom 3-B
Deena R. Calabrese, Courtroom 22-B
Maureen E. Clancy, Courtroom 20-B
Cassandra Collier-Courtroom 23-A
Peter J. Corrigan, Courtroom 19-B
Brian J. Corrigan, Courtroom 22-A
Nancy A. Fuerst, Courtroom 15-B
Steven E. Gall, Courtroom 23-C
Hollie L. Gallagher, Courtroom 16-A
Kelly A. Gallagher, Courtroom 21-C
Shannon M. Gallagher, Courtroom 17-A
Daniel Gaul, Courtroom 19-D
Emily Hagen, Courtroom 19-A
Kevin Kelley, Courtroom 22-A
Ashley Kilbane, Courtroom 19-C
David T. Matia, Courtroom 17-D
Timothy McCormick, Courtroom 20-C
William T. McGinty, Courtroom 16-D
Sherrie Miday, Courtroom 20-A
Brian Mooney, Court4oom 17-C
Jennifer O’Donnell, Courtroom 1-B
John P. O’Donnell, Courtroom 18-D
John J. Russo, Courtroom 18-B
Nancy Margaret Russo, Courtroom 18-C
Jeffrey Saffold, Courtroom 17-A
Shirley Strickland Saffold, Courtroom 21-B
Andrew J. Santoli, Courtroom 21-A
Michael Shaughnessy, Courtroom 16-C
John D. Sutula, Courtroom 23-B
Kathleen Ann Sutula, Courtroom 23-D
Joan Synenberg, Courtroom 15-D
Deborah M. Turner, Courtroom 20-D
William F.B. Vodrey, Courtroom 18-A

Court Dockets

Court dockets in Cuyahoga County are the County’s case records search. Dockets are information about cases, and you can search for these records through the website at

The Cuyahoga County Clerk of Curts maintains select records and follows statutory obligations. However, documents are not official public records and may not include every document filed with the Clerk of Courts. If you want to see the actual and original documents, contact the Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts at 1200 Ontario Street, Cleveland, OH 44113.

The County Clerk of Courts provides the dockets on this website on an as-is basis. The Clerk of Curts does not guarantee the website will give you all the information you request. Note: Domestic Violence cases are not available via internet access. In addition, information from the Pleas Court General Division Civil Stalking Protection Order cases is not available on the Internet. You must obtain that information in person from the Clerk of Courts docket information line at 216-443-7950.