Leslie Ann Celebrezze

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Leslie Ann Celebrezze

Prior offices:

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division

Years in office: 2009 - 2025

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Kent State University

Law

University of Akron

Leslie Ann Celebrezze was a judge of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division in Ohio. She assumed office in 2009. She left office on December 22, 2025.

Celebrezze (Nonpartisan, Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division in Ohio. Celebrezze won in the general election on November 3, 2020. She advanced from the Democratic primary on April 28, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Cuyahoga County, Ohio (2020)

General election

General election for Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division

Incumbent Leslie Ann Celebrezze won election in the general election for Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Leslie Ann Celebrezze (Nonpartisan)	100.0	330,146

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division

Incumbent Leslie Ann Celebrezze advanced from the Democratic primary for Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Leslie Ann Celebrezze	100.0	91,530

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2014

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2014
Celebrezze ran for re-election to the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.  

2008

Celebrezze was elected to the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas in November 2008 for a full six-year term, effective until January 8, 2015.

Campaign themes

2020

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Education

Celebrezze received her undergraduate degree from Kent State University and her J.D. from the University of Akron School of Law.

Career

Before her election to the Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court, Celebrezze served as a magistrate for the Cleveland Municipal Court.

Awards and associations

• Member, Ohio Women’s Bar Association
• Trustee, Justinian Forum

Noteworthy events

Fraudulent recordkeeping charges (2025)

On December 22, 2025, Celebrezze was charged with one third-degree felony count of tampering with public records. The prosecution alleged that Celebrezze improperly directed cases to her courtroom while stating in court entries that said cases had been randomly assigned. Celebrezze resigned the same day.

On December 23, Celebrezze pleaded not guilty. Her attorney, Ian Friendman, said in a statement, “The judge has done so much good for so many by dedicating her entire professional life to public service,” and “We will paint her full life’s work in the courtroom at the appropriate time.”

As of January 5, 2026, a trial date had not been set.

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Footnotes

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