Lakewood
Municipal Court was created effective January 1, 1928
by the Ohio General Assembly and is governed by Title
1901 of the Ohio Revised Code.
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Click
here to see a list of judges
that have served the Lakewood Municipal Court.
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Hours
of operation: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00
PM; Closed on legal holidays.
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Territorial
jurisdiction being the City of Lakewood, portions
of Cleveland Metropolitan Parks, U.S. Interstate 90
and adjacent Lake Erie waters to the Canadian Border.
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Monetary
jurisdiction in Civil Proceedings is $15,000 and Small
Claims Proceedings is capped at $3,000.
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Criminal
and Traffic jurisdiction includes all misdemeanor
classifications and felony arraignments and preliminary
hearing proceedings.
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Traffic
arraignment session is every Monday at 9 AM (excluding
legal holidays).
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Criminal
arraignment session is every Tuesday at 9 AM (excluding
legal holidays).
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Judges That Have Served
The Lakewood Municipal Court
