Ohio Legal Overview: Cleveland The Cleveland metropolitan area in Ohio is defined by the Census Bureau as covering Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina counties. The Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA, better known as Greater Cleveland, is a part of the larger 11-county Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA or combined statistical area. Apart from the five counties of Greater Cleveland, the CSA additionally includes the Akron, Canton–Massillon and Youngstown MSAs, each of which has two counties. Listed below are the main cities in the Cleveland metro area.
Top Ohio cities for Legal Issues: Cleveland
1. The Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, is located in Cleveland and is the county’s main trial court with general jurisdiction over everything from felonies to civil cases exceeding $15,000. The court of common pleas in Cleveland also has three other divisions for probate matters, juvenile cases, and domestic relations. The county additionally has 14 municipal courts in Cleveland and other cities. These municipal courts have limited jurisdiction over misdemeanors and civil cases not exceeding $15,000, in addition small claims not exceeding $3,000.
Trending Legal Topics: Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina counties all have their own court of pleas, in addition to municipal courts with limited jurisdiction in the main cities. Appeals against trial court verdicts in Cuyahoga County go to the 8th District Court of Appeals. Appeals from Lorain and Medina counties go to the 9th district, while Geauga and Lake County appeals go to the 11th District. Federal court cases in Greater Cleveland have to be filed with the Cleveland Division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. |