The Specialized Mental Health Docket of the Cleveland Municipal Court has earned final certification from the Ohio Supreme Court’s Commission on Specialized Dockets.

On Tuesday, July 29, Cleveland Municipal Court Deputy Bailiff Stephen Gaines, along with several colleagues, used CPR to save the life a recent visitor to traffic court.

On Friday, August 15, Cleveland Municipal Judge Emanuella Groves talked with WCPN’s Tony Ganzer about the effect of curfew laws.

Several dozen graduates of two programs designed to promote adult literacy got the opportunity to attend their prom Saturday, August 9.

(Cleveland)—The Honorable Clarence Gaines, who served as judge in the General and Housing Divisions of the Cleveland Municipal Court, died June 28, 2014 at the age of 100.

(Cleveland) – The 46th Graduation Ceremony of the Greater Cleveland Drug Court, under the direction of Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Anita Laster Mays will take place Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. at the Cuyahoga County Jury Assembly Room, located on the fourth floor of the Justice Center.

(Cleveland) - The Judges on the Cleveland Municipal Court have voted to establish a specialized docket to deal with the growing amount of human trafficking cases in Northeast Ohio.

(Columbus, Ohio) -- The Greater Cleveland Drug Court and the Veterans Treatment Docket have earned final certification from the Ohio Supreme Court’s Commission on Specialized Dockets.

(Cleveland) -- For the first time in the 18 year history of the program, a Cleveland high school won first, second and third place in the annual Cleveland Mock Trial Competition, presented by the Cleveland Municipal Court, the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association and the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.

(Cleveland) – The 45th Graduation Ceremony of the Greater Cleveland Drug Court under the direction of Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Anita Laster Mays took place Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. at Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Jury Assembly Room.

(Cleveland) –The Veterans Treatment Docket, a specialized program created by the Cleveland Municipal Court in 2011 (www.cmcoh.org) held its second graduation ceremony on Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, 2013.

The Cleveland Municipal Court's R.O.C.K. Program was recently featured on WEWS, NewsChannel 5. R.O.C.K, which is short for Redirecting Our Curfew Kids is now its second year.

(Cleveland) – The 44th Graduation Ceremony of the Greater Cleveland Drug Court under the direction of Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Anita Laster Mays took place Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. at the Cuyahoga County Jury Assembly Room, located on the fourth floor of the Justice Center.

(Cleveland) –A total of 310 people participated in the first Celebrating Recovery 5K Walk and Run Saturday, September 14th at Fort Huntington Park across from the Justice Center.

(Cleveland, Ohio) -- The Cuyahoga County Council has awarded the Cleveland Municipal Court $104,146 in operational support for the Veterans Treatment Docket (VTD).

(Cleveland) – The 43rd Graduation Ceremony of the Greater Cleveland Drug Court under the direction of Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Anita Laster Mays and Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge David Matia will took place Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. at the St. Vincent Charity Memorial Center Chapel, located at 2351 East 22nd Street in Cleveland, Ohio.

(Cleveland, Ohio) – The Greater Cleveland Drug Court and the Cleveland Department of Public Health are joining together for “Pathways to Wellness” a Health and Education Fair that will be held in conjunction with a cross-country Drug Court tour that stops in Cleveland Thursday, May 23rd at the Justice Center.

(Cleveland, Ohio) -- John Hay High School was the big winner at the Cleveland Municipal Court’s 17th Annual Mock Trial Competition Friday, May 3rd at the Justice Center. The school, one of nine in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District that competed, sent “Team Stokes” and “Team Tubbs Jones.”

Cleveland Municipal Court enjoys a well- deserved reputation as one of the most progressive benches in Ohio. It continues to push the envelope.

(Cleveland) - The Cleveland Municipal Court and The City of Cleveland Department of Public Health are teaming up in an effort to help individuals with alcohol and substance abuse problems obtain access to comprehensive health care and other recovery support services, which in turn will increase their chances of achieving sobriety and therefore lead more productive lives.