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Interior County Courthouse
Notice: Closure of the Courthouse and Cuyahoga County Clerk of Court’s Office.  On January 31, 2025, the Lakeside Courthouse was closed due to emergency circumstances.  Pursuant to R.C. 1.14, “When a public office in which an act, required by law, is to be performed is closed to the public for the entire day that constitutes the last day for doing the act or before its usual closing time on that day, the act may be performed on the next succeeding day that is not a Sunday or a legal holiday” as defined in that statute.

 

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Announcement

The Honorable Eileen A. Gallagher Elected Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth District.

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Advocacy Seminar

The Court’s 2024 Advanced Appellate Advocacy Seminar was held on November 22, 2024. Find excerpts and materials from the event.

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In Memoriam: Judge James J. Sweeney

The Court Honors the Life and Legacy of retired Judge Sweeney known for his fairness, integrity, and compassionate leadership during his distinguished career.

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NEWS

The Court Holds Oral Arguments at Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Nov 20, 2024, 08:49 by User Not Found
The Court visited Case Western Reserve University School of Law on Thursday, October 24, 2024.

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Pictured above from left to right: Judge Eileen T. Gallagher, Judge Kathleen Ann Keough and Judge Emanuella D. Groves

 

The Court visited Case Western Reserve University School of Law on Thursday, October 24, 2024. Oral arguments were held in the school’s moot courtroom before an audience of first year law students.

Judge Eileen T. Gallagher, Judge Kathleen Ann Keough and Judge Emanuella D. Groves presided over a civil appeal involving adverse possession and both the judges and attorneys answered questions from students about the appellant process following arguments.