Peter J Corrigan

Candidate Details

• Residence
  Lakewood
• Email
  peterjcorrigan@sbcglobal.net
• Website
  judgepeterjcorrigan.com
• Social Media
  facebook.com/JudgeCorrigan
• Age
  59
• Occupation
  Judge Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court- General Division
• Education
  

  CLEVELAND-MARSHALL COLLEGE OF LAW, JURIS doctorate, 1995, cleveland Ohio
  BROWN UNIVERSITY, BACHELOR of arts, 1987, providence, rhode island
  MAINE STATE RESERVE POLICE ACADEMY, CERTIFIED peace officer, 1983, agonquit, maine
  ST. IGNATIUS HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE prepatory high school, 1981, cleveland, ohio

• Work Experience
  

  Judge

  Cuyahoga county common pleas court-general division,      2005 – PRESENT
  Adjudicate all criminal and civil matters assigned. Average docket consists of approximately 130 felony criminal cases, 190 civil cases, and 100 foreclosure cases. Adjudicate Administrative Appeals. Presently serving third term and seeking a fourth of elected 6 year terms.

  Chair of Criminal Rules Committee 2019 to present

  Past Chair, Court Security Committee

  Chair Subcommittee of the Criminal Rules Committee to recommend the Veterans Treatment Docket

  Member, Probation, Veteran Affairs committees

  Back-up to High Risk Domestic Violence Docket Judge

  Appointed to serve on the Ohio Supreme Court Committee to revise the Ohio Public Health Preparedness Bench book

  Court in Schools, Conducted court sessions in local elementary and high schools as educational outreach.

  Assisistant County Prosecutor, Cuyahoga county prosecutor’s OFFICE 1996-2004
  Handled all felony criminal cases assigned through pre-trial, trial and appellate process.

  Major Trial Unit, 2002-2004, Prosecute sexual assault and homicide in child victim cases.

  Vertical Prosecution Unit, 2002, Vertically prosecute serious felony offenses of violence from Juvenile Court jurisdiction bound over into adult Common Pleas jurisdiction.

  Community Based Prosecution Unit, 2000-2002, handled most serious felony cases                 committed in the Glenville and Collinwood neighborhoods of Cleveland. Actively participated in community groups advancing community relations with the criminal justice system.

  Domestic Violence Unit 1999-2002, handled all domestic violence cases contained on assigned judge’s dockets.

  Law Clerk , City of Lakewood Law Department, 1994-1996

  Reserve Police Officer, Old Orchard Beach, Maine, 1983-1985

   

   

• Family
  Divorced, 2 adult children
• Affiliations
  

  OHIO JUDICIAL CONFERENCE, Administrative Judge Committee

  OHIO COMMON PLEAS JUDGES ASSOCIATION

  OHIO STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

  CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN BAR ASSOCIATION

  ASTAR, Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication Resource Project, completed training for designation as a Fellow

  CIVIL JURY TRIAL PROJECT, NYU SCHOOL OF LAW, Resource Judge

  CLE, Continuing Legal Education Presenter, Trial Tactics, Discovery Tactics, Voir Dire, Professionalism

  COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

  WEST SIDE COMMUNITY HOUSE, Ex Officio Managing Board Member, 2004-present

  IRISH AMERICAN LAW SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND, 2015-present

  WEST SIDE IRISH AMERICAN CLUB, 1990-present

  BROWN UNIVERSITY ALUMNI CLUB OF NE OHIO, President, 2004-present

  BROWN UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, Applicant Interviewer

  ST. IGNATIUS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

  CLEVELAND ROVERS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB, 1995-present

• Endorsements
  

  Cuyahoga County Democratic Party

• Bar Association Ratings
  

  not rated due to uncontested race