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John D. Sutula

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Last updated Aug. 12, 2025

Candidate insights
  • First joined the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas court in 2001.
  • Has been criticized for having the most defendants in the County Jail for the longest time because of a slow-moving docket.
Sitting Judge?
No
Party
democrat
Residence
Cleveland
Admitted to practice law in Ohio
1976

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