Frank D. Celebrezze Jr.

Office: Cuyahoga County -Eighth District Court of Appeals

Age: 66

Residence: Strongsville, OH

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Occupation: Judge, Eighth District Court of Appeals

Education: J.D. from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (1983);
Bachelor’s Degree in Communications and Political Science, with a
minor in History and English, from Cleveland State University (1980)

Work Experience: Medical malpractice and personal injury litigation
from 1983-1987; State of Ohio Industrial Commission, District Hearing
Officer 1987-1991; Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge
1992-2000; Eighth District Court of Appeals Judge 2000-Present

Affiliations: Chief Justice Elect, Ohio Court of Appeals Judges
Association; Member, Common Pleas Judges Association, State of
Ohio; Member, Ohio State Bar Association; Life Member, Italian American
Veterans Association; Trustee, Justinian Forum

Endorsements: Cuyahoga County Democratic Party Endorsement for
Common Pleas Court Judge in 1992 and 1998; Cuyahoga County
Democratic Party endorsement for Eighth District Court of Appeals in
2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. http://www.cuydem.com/generalelection-endorsements-2017

Bar Association Ratings: N/A

(1) List your judicial experience (courts and years):
District Hearing Officer, State of Ohio Industrial Commission: 1987-
1991; Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge: 1992-2000;
Eighth District Court of Appeals Judge, 2000-Present; Administrative
Judge for Eighth District Court of Appeals in 2007 and 2015;
Appointed by the Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice to sit as an
Associate Judge on the Ohio Supreme Court; Appointed to sit as a
Visiting Judge on a majority of the 12 appellate districts throughout the
state of Ohio.

(2) What about your non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a
judge?
I am proud to come from a family with an 80-year history of
distinguished public service to the people of the City of Cleveland,
Cuyahoga County, and the State of Ohio. Before serving as a District
Hearing Officer with the Ohio Industrial Commission, I represented the
integrity of the bar as both a civil defense attorney and a civil plaintiffs’
attorney. I represented plaintiffs in medical malpractice and personal
injury litigation. I also represented physicians in medical malpractice
litigation. I had a well-earned reputation for hard work and fairness as a
trial lawyer.
Before specializing in medical malpractice and personal injury
litigation, I worked as a Judicial Extern for The Honorable Judge Alvin
Krenzler in the United States District Court for the Northern District of
Ohio, Eastern Division (1982); I worked as a Law Clerk in the Legal
Department of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas,
Domestic Relations Division (1982-1983); I worked as a Staff Attorney
with the Cuyahoga County Treasurer’s Office (1991-1992).

(3) Why are you running for this particular court seat?
I have had the honor and privilege of sitting as a Judge on the bench of
the Eighth District Court of Appeals for 18 years. During my tenure on
the appellate bench, I have a well-earned reputation for fairness to all
who appear before me. I have had the privilege of serving as the Eighth
District’s Administrative Judge in 2007 and 2015. I proudly served as
Founder and Chairman of the Old County Courthouse Security
Committee from 2003-2017 in order to increase the safety of Judges,
staff, and members of the public.
I have also had the privilege of sitting as an Associate Justice on the
Ohio Supreme Court and a Visiting Judge on several of the 12 appellate
districts throughout the state of Ohio. I am running for re-election so
that I can continue to work hard to serve all people in Cuyahoga
County, as I have done since I was elected to the Cuyahoga County
Common Pleas Court in 1992. If re-elected, I will continue to strive to
maintain the integrity of the Judiciary by following the Constitution of
the United States, the Ohio Constitution, and stare decisis.