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Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael J. Russo died Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, after a long battle with illness. He was 68.CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael J. Russo died late Monday night after a yearlong battle with an undisclosed illness, the court announced.“Judge Michael Russo was tenacious in his efforts to overcome his medical challenges and return to the courtroom,” Judge Brendan J.
Russo began his legal career in the Cuyahoga County prosecutor’s office, where he spent four years as an assistant prosecutor. He left for a job at the law firm Ulmer & Berne in 1990. He ran for a seat on the common pleas bench in 1998, challenging Republican incumbent Peggy Foley Jones. He lost by about 13,000 votes.
During his career, Russo presided over a number of high-profile criminal and civil cases. He was assigned the case of Ariel Castro, who kidnapped Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus and held them captive in his Tremont home for years. Russo ruled that the state politicians overstepped their constitutional authority in violating Cleveland’s home-rule rights to enforce its so-called Fannie Lewis Law.Retired Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Timothy J. McGinty, who has been sitting in Russo’s place as visiting judge since May, will continue to oversee the docket until Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine appoints a replacement.
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