Ashley Kilbane
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas General Division
Full Term Commencing Jan. 2, 2025
Candidate Details
- Residence
Redacted - Email
Judgeashleykilbanefo@gmail.com - Website
facebook.com/KilbaneForJudge - Social Media
- Age
41 - Occupation
Judge - Education
Juris Doctor and Intellectual Property Certificate, The University of Illinois Chicago Law School;
Bachelor of Arts - Legal Studies and Criminal Justice Certificate, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Work Experience
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, Prosecutor: 2013 - 2018
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur - Cleveland, Litigation Associate 2009 - 2013
Illinois Attorney General’s Office, 2008 - Family
Married, two children - Affiliations
Vice President 8th District Judicial Conference; Ohio State Bar Assoc; Ohio Women's Bar Assoc; Cleveland Municipal Bar Assoc; Ohio Judicial College; Ohio Sentencing Commission.
- Endorsements
Democratic Party and Local Unions. Endorsed by Plain Dealer in Primary and General Election when first elected.
- Bar Association Ratings
n/a - unopposed. Organizations have declined to rate unopposed candidates. When I first ran I was rated "Good" by all organizations - 2018.
Ashley Kilbane
Question 1
List your judicial experience (courts and years)
5+ years of serving the community from the bench handling criminal and civil cases. Speaking
Question 2
What non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?
I was an experienced trial attorney in Cuyahoga General Division and handled over 2,000 criminal cases, including murder, rape, child victim and other sexual assault cases, economic crime and public corruption, burglary, robbery, drive-by shootings, felonious assault, domestic
violence, drug trafficking and abuse, and theft. I also practiced in specialized dockets such as mental health docket courtrooms.
Prior to becoming a prosecutor, I was a litigation attorney with large Cleveland firm handling general litigation matters including but not limited to contract, real estate, intellectual property/trade secret, environmental, employment, bankruptcy and Fair Debt Collection cases. Prior to becoming a lawyer I held a student law license in Illinois, under which I represented the government in several areas of law including civil rights, criminal appeals, labor and employment, tort, and guardianship cases.
Question 3
Why are you running for this particular court seat?
I am running for re-election so I can continue serving our community from the bench, and continue my work with the Ohio Sentencing Commission creating a Uniform Sentencing Entry Platform and Database.