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Please see article on ideastream (authored by Jenny Hamel), which features Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody J. Stewart and Eighth District Court of Appeals Judge Michelle J. Sheehan, remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

For the past several years, the Eighth District Court of Appeals has traveled to Cleveland-Marshall College of Law as part of the school’s Orientation Week, giving incoming law students the opportunity to see the appellate process firsthand.

Temporary Administrative Order in Response to COVID-19 Public Health Crisis - dated March 18, 2020

Please see summary and proposed amendments to Loc.App.R. 20.

On January 8, 2020, Judge Sheehan heard her first Ohio Supreme Court case, sitting in for Justice Judith L. French, who recused herself from Pattiann McAdams v. Mercedes-Benz USA LLC et al., Ohio Supreme Court Case No. 2018-1667.

Judge Eileen T. Gallagher was unanimously elected by her colleagues to serve as the Administrative Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth District in 2020.

Congratulations to Court Administrator Erin O’Toole, who was among 40 court professionals recently honored for receiving national recognition as certified court manager.

Eighth District Court of Appeals Judges Patricia Blackmon and Michelle Sheehan, along with Ohio Supreme Court Justice Michael Donnelly, presided over the Annual Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Moot Court Competition program on November 7, 2019.

View article authored by Anne Yeager and featured in Court News Ohio, describing a unique learning opportunity for Ohio high schools to better understand Ohio's court system as well as gain firsthand knowledge of the workings of the Ohio Supreme Court.

The Eighth District Court of Appeals gratefully accepts a technology grant award from the Ohio Supreme Court.

At the 2018-2019 C|M BLSA Scholarship & Awards Banquet at the Aloft Cleveland Downtown, Judge Laster Mays, class of 1992, was presented with the Chapter’s prestigious award for her embodiment of this year’s theme: “Purpose, Passion, & Professionalism; A Pathway to Success.”

On Friday, October 25, 2019, Judge Michelle Sheehan, Class of 1993, will be inducted into the C|M|Law Hall of Fame, honoring her outstanding contributions to the success and prestige of the law school.

Judge Michelle J. Sheehan’s investiture ceremony was held on January 3, 2019 in the Rotunda of the Cuyahoga County Courthouse where hundreds gathered to witness the event. Newest judge to the join the Eighth District Court of Appeals, Judge Ray Headen, inspires students from his former elementary school.

Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor administered the oath of office to newly elected Justice Stewart in a gathering before Justice Stewart’s proud colleagues and friends in the Eighth District Court of Appeals’ main courtroom.

Pursuant to Loc.App.R. 46(B), the Eighth District Court of Appeals maintains an appointed counsel list for indigent persons for appeals concerning criminal convictions, juvenile delinquencies, and the termination of parental rights.