Ami Imbrogno Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Candidate Details

Residence
Cleveland
Email
justice@amiforjudge.com
Website
amiforjudge.com
Social Media
facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558328215417
Age
37
Occupation
Attorney
Education
Cleveland State University – Cleveland Marshall College of Law (Magna Cum Laude, 2014)

Journal of Law and Health, Publications Editor Outstanding Editor of the Year Award and
Outstanding Subciting Award
CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Civil Procedure, HIPAA and Privacy, and First Amendment
Service-Before-Self Award, 2013
Treasurer of Justinian Forum
President of Federalist Society

Malone University (Cum Laude, 2009)

Senior Class President
Debate team 3rd place speaker award, national tournament
White House Intern, Spring 2008
Worldview Forum Committee
Greatest Contribution to Department of Social Sciences Award, 2009
Passed senior comprehensive exam with honors
Work Experience
Willoughby Municipal Court, Willoughby, Ohio - Part-time Magistrate, June 2024 - present

Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis Co., LPA, Cleveland, Ohio
Attorney, Litigation Department, November 2021 - present

Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., L.P.A., Cleveland, Ohio
Associate Attorney, July 2015 – March 2017; May 2018 – November 2021

Ross, Brittain & Schonberg Co., L.P.A., Cleveland, Ohio
Associate Attorney, Labor and Employment Law Practice Group, May 2017 – May 2018

Office of Robert G. Walton, Attorney at Law, Cleveland, Ohio
Associate Attorney, November 2014 – June 2015; Law Clerk, May 2012 – November 2014

City of Independence, Independence, Ohio - Assistant Law Director/Prosecutor with legal intern certificate, 2014

US Attorney's Office, Criminal Division, Northern District of Ohio - Extern, 2013

Judge Solomon Oliver, Northern District of Ohio - Extern, 2013

Experience in the wireless industry pre-law school
Family
Married
Affiliations
Garfield Heights Municipal Court Volunteer Magistrate, 2022 - present

2020 Graduate, FDCC Ladder Down Cleveland, teaching rainmaking, leadership, and mentorship to woman attorneys

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Vice Chair of Reach Out for Non-Profits Committee

Ohio State Bar Association Litigation Section

West Shore Bar Association

Defense Research Institute, Civil Rights & Government Liability Steering Committee, Chair of Partnering with Industry Committee, Former Vice Chair, Supreme Court Reporter

Ami Imbrogno

Question 1

List your judicial experience (courts and years)

Willoughby Municipal Court Magistrate, June 2024 - present, part-time

Garfield Heights Municipal Court Magistrate, April 2022 - present, part-time

Buckeye Girls State - elected to court of common pleas judge position, 2004

Question 2

What non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?

I have experienced several types of litigation from both plaintiff’s and defendant’s sides. I understand what it is like to represent a client facing serious consequences for bad decisions that he made. I understand the feelings of a business owner who is trying his or her best, but is still facing accusations of unlawful conduct. I understand the feelings of homeowners who have poured time and emotions into home projects, only to be shorted by their contractors. I know how attorneys feel, from experience, when they must litigate as first chair in a week-long jury trial. I have been required to understand and distill complex legal concepts. Not only have these experiences provided me with empathy, but they have taught me to think on my feet when faced with new concepts, and ingrained in me an understanding of the rules of evidence and procedure.

Question 3

Why are you running for this particular court seat?

As a magistrate, I have seen civil and criminal cases from the bench and appreciate how my experiences as an attorney have taught me to approach each case with an empathetic perspective. I know that people hate waiting for over a year to obtain a decision on a dispositive motion, only for it to be denied on the eve of trial with no analysis or explanation. I know that people hate suffering delays in their litigation just because the attorney representing the opposing party failed to follow rules and orders, and such has delayed the case.

I enjoy my job with Meyers Roman and I do believe that my work helps people and makes a difference, but I have a desire to make a difference more directly to the community, of which I have been a part for several years. If elected, I will work to ensure that cases and motions are disposed of in a timely fashion, and ensuring that the related decisions are supported in law, even if that means I need to spend a lot of time researching something new. I will also make sure I enforce rules and deadlines, so that everyone has a fair chance at success. I will also be sure to remember that everyone before me, whether a party or attorney, is a person with a unique perspective.