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Frank Celebrezze
Frank Celebrezze (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals. He assumed office in 2012. He left office on December 31, 2024.
Celebrezze (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Education
Celebrezze received his B.A. from Cleveland State University in 1980 and his J.D. from the Cleveland Marshall Law School in 1983.[1]
Military service
Celebrezze served overseas in the U.S. Navy from 1974 to 1977.[1]
Career
During law school, Celebrezze worked as a judicial extern for Alvin Krenzler of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 1982. In 1983 and 1984, he was a law clerk for the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division. He then joined the firm of Nurenberg, Plevin, Jacobsen, Heller & McCarthy Co., L.P.A. in 1983 as an associate. In 1985, Celebrezze joined the practice of Wolske & Blue Co., L.P.A. During his time as a lawyer, he specialized in medical malpractice and personal injury litigation. In 1987, he became a district hearing officer for the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation - Industrial Commission of Ohio. He then worked in the Cuyahoga County Treasurer's Office as a staff attorney from 1991 to 1993. Celebrezze became a trial judge for the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, where he served until his election to the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals in 2000.[1]
Elections
2024
Frank Celebrezze did not file to run for re-election.
2018
General election
General election for Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals
Incumbent Frank Celebrezze won election in the general election for Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Frank Celebrezze (D) | 100.0 | 276,766 |
| Total votes: 276,766 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals
Incumbent Frank Celebrezze advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Celebrezze | 100.0 | 86,901 |
| Total votes: 86,901 | |||
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Selection method
The judges of the Ohio District Courts of Appeals are selected through partisan primary elections followed by nonpartisan general elections.[2] Courts of appeals candidates are chosen in their respective appellate districts.[2] In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a replacement. The appointee serves until the next general election taking place 40 or more days after the vacancy occurred. If re-elected, the judge serves the remainder of his or her predecessor's unexpired term.[2] In 2007, Governor Ted Strickland issued an executive order creating a judicial appointment recommendation panel to assist in making new appointments. The panel evaluates applicants and advises the governor, but the governor is not bound to the panel's recommendations.[2]
Qualifications
To serve on the court, a judge must be:
- a district resident;
- at least six years in the practice of law; and
- under the age of 70.[2]
Selection of the chief judge
The chief judge of the Ohio District Courts of Appeal is chosen by peer vote and serves for one year.[2]
2012
Celebrezze was elected to the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals after running unopposed on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
- See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals, "Judge Frank D. Celebrezze, Jr.," accessed May 2, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Ohio," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," accessed May 1, 2015
- ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "Primary Candidates," accessed May 2, 2015 Scroll to page 15
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio
State courts:
Ohio Supreme Court • Ohio District Courts of Appeal • Ohio Courts of Common Pleas • Ohio County Courts • Ohio Municipal Courts • Ohio Court of Claims
State resources:
Courts in Ohio • Ohio judicial elections • Judicial selection in Ohio
