PURPOSE
The corporation shall hold a Judicial Conference (“Conference”) at such time and place as shall be designated by the Board of Trustees. The purposes for which the Conference shall be held are to provide an opportunity for the judges of the courts of the Eighth Judicial District (the “Courts”) to assemble for the purpose of considering the state of business of the Courts and advising ways and means of improving the administration of justice within the Eighth Judicial District (the “District”), and to provide an opportunity for the Delegates and Life Members of the Conference to interact with the Judges of the Courts, to provide for formal and informal dialogue with the Courts, and to otherwise permit the members of the legal community to assist the Courts in seeking the improvements of the administration of justice within the District.
Board of Trustees / Officers
The Honorable Michelle J. Sheehan, President
Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals
The Honorable Ashley A. Kilbane, Vice-President
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
The Honorable Thomas F. O’Malley, Secretary
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division
The Honorable Michelle D. Earley, Member
Administrative and Presiding Judge, Cleveland Municipal Court
Dennis R. Lansdowne, Treasurer
Partner, Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
Life Member Committee Co-Chairs
Mary Catherine Barrett, Esquire
CEO/Attorney, The GRÁ Group, LLC
Ronald V. Johnson, Esquire
General Counsel, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Executive Committee
The Honorable Pamela A. Barker
U.S. District Court N.D. of Ohio
The Honorable Patricia A. Gaughan
U.S. District Court N.D. of Ohio
The Honorable Emanuella D. Groves
Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals
The Honorable Brendan J. Sheehan
Administrative and Presiding Judge, Cuyahoga County Court
of Common Pleas, General Division
The Honorable Sherrie M. Miday
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
The Honorable William T. McGinty
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
The Honorable John J. Russo
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
Tera N. Coleman, Esq.
Counsel, Baker Hostetler
Rebecca Ruppert McMahon, Esq.
Chief Executive Officer, CMBA
Executive Director
Stephanie Douglas