Promote Judge Kathleen Ann Sutula
to Probate Court

"To my employers - the voters and taxpayers of Cuyahoga County - I humbly ask once again for the trust and confidence you have bestowed upon me with your votes in 1992, 1994, 2000, and 2006.  I now seek election to the Cuyahoga County Probate Court.

I began my career handling cases in probate court under John T. Corrigan, and work I did as an Assistant United States Attorney included eminent domain cases, which fall within the jurisdiction of probate court.  Over the last seventeen years, I have made my mark in the General Division of the Common Pleas Court.  I have maintained my civil and criminal docket; have handled my foreclosure docket without the assistance of a foreclosure magistrate; and have protected the public.  I am looking for a new challenge and seek a return to my early legal roots.

 

If elected, I will bring the same approach to the probate court.  This will insure that political patronage and gamesmanship will not run amok.  In addition, I will bring the same work ethic and integrity to the probate court that I have used during my time in the general division.  Court dates and times will be enforced so that cases do not linger and parties will be able to move on with their lives.

 

I am proud of the fact that I have maintained my docket so that cases can be tried on the date they have been scheduled because justice delayed is justice denied.  In addition, I am proud that I have been able to tackle head on my foreclosure docket. 

 

Above all else, however, I am most proud of the fact that I have never done anything to jeopardize my judicial integrity.  Although parties may disagree with my rulings, I make a conscientious effort to follow the law.  Litigants should feel confident knowing that they had their day in court and that I heard their case impartially.

When you cast your ballot this fall, remember, we need good judges.

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