(Cleveland) -- He always loved to call a fellow jurist, “my favorite judge,” and he was a favorite of so many in the Cleveland community. Sadly on Thursday, October 7, Judge Larry Antonio Jones Sr. unexpectedly passed away in Florida at the age of 68.

(Cleveland) -- After months of planning, The Cleveland Municipal Court staged Yoga in the Park on Monday, September 20th at Edgewater Park. The first of its kind event engaged participants of the Greater Cleveland Drug Court in a two hour session promoting total wellness in mind, body and spirit.

(Cleveland) – The Cleveland Municipal Court’s Drug Court Program has earned final certification from the Ohio Supreme Court’s Commission on Specialized Dockets. In order to receive the certification, the court had to submit an application, undergo a site visit, and provide specific program materials in response to certification standards that went in to effect in January 2014.

(Cleveland) – The Mental Health Docket on the Cleveland Municipal Court has earned final certification from the Ohio Supreme Court’s Commission on Specialized Dockets. In order to receive the certification, the local court had to submit an application, undergo a site visit, and provide specific program materials in response to certification standards that went in to effect in January 2014.

(Cleveland) – The 68th Graduation Ceremony of the Greater Cleveland Drug Court, under the direction of Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Lauren C. Moore will take place at 4:30 p.m., Monday, June 28, 2021 with just the six graduates in her courtroom.

(Cleveland) – The Cleveland Municipal Court’s Community Orientation Program (COP) honored Deon McCaulley Tuesday, April 27 for his long and dedicated service educating individuals convicted of offenses resulting in negative interactions with police.

(Cleveland) – The 67th Graduation Ceremony of the Greater Cleveland Drug Court, under the direction of Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Lauren C. Moore took place Monday, February 22, 2021. To ensure the safety of the Drug Court team and all participants, Judge Moore conducted the graduation via Zoom from her courtroom on the 15th floor of the Justice Center.

(Cleveland) – For the fourth consecutive year, the Judges on the Cleveland Municipal Court have chosen the Honorable Michelle D. Earley as Administrative and Presiding Judge.

(Cleveland) – The 66th Graduation Ceremony of the Greater Cleveland Drug Court, under the direction of Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Lauren C. Moore took place at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 28, 2020 in the Cuyahoga County Jury Assembly Room located on the fourth floor of the Justice Center.

(Cleveland)—The Cleveland Municipal Court has taken extra steps to ensure the safety of those who have cases before the Court in the midst of the global pandemic. The Court website, www.clevelandmunicipalcourt.org, has streamlined the process to plead not guilty and in some cases, get charges amended and resolved. Also with the recently formed Pretrial Services Department, defendants are more readily released from jail and are monitored electronically.

(Cleveland) – The choice was simple, wait six months and see how we are faring in the middle of a pandemic, or graduate virtually by setting up a Zoom meeting. Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Marilyn B. Cassidy misses the personal contact on her Human Trafficking Docket, but all that is gone in the so-called “new normal.” “No hugs, no food and no coffee, at least for this graduation,” she said.

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, The Cleveland Municipal Court and the City of Cleveland Prosecutor’s Office have been working to limit personal appearances in Cleveland Municipal Court.

The 65th Graduation Ceremony of the Greater Cleveland Drug Court, under the direction of Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Lauren C. Moore took place at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at the Northern Ohio Recovery Association (NORA), located at 1400 East 55th Street in Cleveland, Ohio.

The 65th Graduation Ceremony of the Greater Cleveland Drug Court, under the direction of Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Lauren C. Moore took place Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at the Northern Ohio Recovery Association (NORA), located at 1400 East 55th Street in Cleveland, Ohio.

After curtailing operations due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Cleveland Municipal Court will begin misdemeanor arraignments starting Monday, June 15, 2020. Those scheduled for traffic, and misdemeanor arraignments including operating a vehicle under the influence (OVI) are strongly encouraged to send in a Not Guilty waiver to avoid coming down to the Justice Center. That form can be accessed here: https://clevelandmunicipalcourt.org/clerk-of-courts/criminal-traffic-division/plea-not-guilty Follow-up hearings will be conducted via Zoom as part of the effort to reduce in-person traffic at the Justice Center.

(Cleveland) -- After postponing our re-opening by a week, the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court and Cleveland Municipal Court will begin allowing more in-person hearings beginning Monday, June 8, if such hearings are deemed necessary.

(Cleveland) -- After extensive discussion with law enforcement and other government leaders, the Cuyahoga County Justice Center, Old Courthouse, Juvenile Court, and Courthouse Square will remain accessible only to essential personnel through the end of this week. No public will be admitted to the buildings until Monday, June 8.

(Cleveland) -- On behalf of all divisions of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, the Eighth District Court of Appeals, and the Cleveland Municipal Court on Monday June 1, 2020 and Tuesday June 2, 2020 the Cuyahoga County Justice Center, Old Courthouse, Juvenile Court, and Courthouse Square will be accessible to essential personnel only. No public will be admitted to the buildings.

(Cleveland) -- The Judges of the Cleveland Municipal Court, General Division under the leadership of Administrative and Presiding Judge Michelle D. Earley today issued another Administrative Order dramatically curtailing the Court’s operations in response to the growing COVID-19 public health crisis.

(Cleveland) - In an effort to prevent “community spread” of the coronavirus and for the safety of the people who appear before the General Division of the Court and our employees, the Court is rescheduling all non-jail criminal/traffic hearings (including all arraignments, trials and pretrials) and all civil matters for the next three weeks. (The week of March 16, March 23 and March 30). This directive will reduce the amount of people coming into the Justice Center.