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# Allison L. Manning

Avon Lake Municipal Court · Municipal Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Avon Lake Municipal Court
- State: Ohio
- Role: Municipal Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## 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

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### remote hearing exhibits

Scope: 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.

Evidence excerpt: Instructions for submitting exhibits or notifying the court of witnesses.

[Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### remote hearing ground rules

Scope: statewide

Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance recommends advance ground rules for documents, exhibits, screen sharing, and pre-marking exhibits for remote hearings.

Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### remote recording

Scope: statewide

Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance states that litigants, attorneys, and the public should be instructed not to record the hearing.

Evidence excerpt: The court should instruct the litigants, attorneys, and the public to not record the hearing.

[Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.ohiojudges.org/directory/ojc-directory/)
- [Official roster](https://www.ohiojudges.org/directory/ojc-directory/)
- [Ohio Judicial Conference Directory official judicial roster](https://www.ohiojudges.org/directory/ojc-directory/)
- [Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/)

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