Allison L. Manning at a glance
- Current role
- Municipal Court Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Allison L. Manning
Municipal Court Judge · Avon Lake Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Assistant Prosecutor, Village of Put‐in‐Bay Mayor’s Court (2021–present)
- Private practice: Solo practitioner (2005–2008) and partner at Manning & Manning Attorneys at Law, LLC (2008–present)
- Court‐appointed criminal defense counsel (2005–2011)
- Municipal Court Judge at the Avon Lake Municipal Court in Ohio
- bench, with a long career in public service, law enforcement, and legal practice
Education
- Bachelor of Arts — Denison University - Juris Doctor (J.D.) — Capital University Law School - High School — North Ridgeville High School
Additional information
- municipal court magistrate since 2010
- Lorain County Law Library Board of Trustees (2010–present)
- She was a candidate in the 2023 special election for this position
- Allison L. Manning
- Elyria Municipal Court
- , and there she manages a large docket of non‐jailable traffic offenses and certain criminal misdemeanors
- overseeing cases from initial appearance through sentencing.
- She also participates in Recovery Court and covers for other judicial officers when needed
- North Ridgeville Mayor’s Court
- handling arraignments, pretrials, and pleas for criminal and traffic misdemeanors
- Ohio Association of Magistrates, Ohio State Bar Association, Lorain County Bar Association, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar
- Various community boards, among them Summerhill Phase III Homeowners’ Association and multiple Avon PTA and booster groups
- married with three children
- (ages 12, 9, and 5)
- manningforjudge@
- and her website is
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Statewide
Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance tells courts to include instructions for submitting exhibits or notifying the court of witnesses when remote-hearing information is sent to participants.
Instructions for submitting exhibits or notifying the court of witnesses.Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗
Statewide
Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance recommends advance ground rules for documents, exhibits, screen sharing, and pre-marking exhibits for remote hearings.
Documents: Share any documents/exhibits that will be reviewed in advance. Use the share screen function while documents are being discussed during the hearing. Request that the documents are pre-marked for exhibit purposes.Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗
Statewide
Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance states that litigants, attorneys, and the public should be instructed not to record the hearing.
The court should instruct the litigants, attorneys, and the public to not record the hearing.Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗
Sources
Identity source checked July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 27, 2026.
Ohio Judicial Conference Directory official judicial roster
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