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Judge Deena R. Calabrese has joined the Eighth District Court of Appeals, following her election on November 5, 2024.

The Eighth District Court of Appeals mourns the passing of retired Judge James J. Sweeney, a dedicated jurist known for his fairness, integrity, and compassionate leadership during his distinguished career.

Watch the video of the interview with Judge Frank D. Celebrezze III about his retirement.

Erin M. O’Toole, Court Administrator and Magistrate of the Eighth District Court of Appeals receives the Certified Court Executive credential from the nationally recognized Court Management Program (CMP).

The Court visited Case Western Reserve University School of Law on Thursday, October 24, 2024.

On Tuesday, October 1, 2024, in front of a packed courtroom, Judge Frank Daniel Celebrezze III of the Eighth District Court of Appeals heard the final oral argument of his 24-year career with our Court.

Congratulations to the Eighth District's Judge Mary J. Boyle who was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Ohio Courts of Appeals Judges Association at the association’s fall conference! Judge Boyle’s term begins January 1, 2025.

The Court continued it’s From Courtroom to Classroom program with a visit to Cleveland State University College of Law on Friday, August 18, 2024. An audience of nearly 200 law students attended an oral argument that capped off the school’s orientation week. The hearing was unique in that it was one of the few events that the law school’s incoming remote students appeared in person to attend.

On July 19, 2024, the Eighth District Court of Appeals hosted the Mediation Forum for General Division Northern Ohio Court-Connected Mediators in the newly renovated Courtroom Number Three

Judge Kathleen A. Keough was unanimously elected by her colleagues to serve as the Administrative Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth District in 2024

Judge Boyle volunteers to judge the final round of the National Moot Court Competition held at Cleveland State University College of Law.

On Friday, November 3, 2023, Judge Michael John Ryan, Class of 1996, will be inducted into the CSU College of Law Hall of Fame, honoring his outstanding contributions to the success and prestige of the law school.

Judge Sean C. Gallagher works for the people who rely on a court’s services.

Judge Mary J. Boyle Volunteers to Judge the “We the People” Competition for High School Students held at the Ohio Statehouse.

On December 19, 2022, Judge Michael John Ryan was sworn in to the Eighth District Court of Appeals in the Rotunda of the Cuyahoga County Courthouse in the presence of his family and numerous friends, including many of his former and current judicial colleagues and other elected officials.