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# Cassandra Collier-Williams

Cuyahoga Co. Common Pleas Court · Common Pleas Judge

## Profile

- Court: Cuyahoga Co. Common Pleas Court
- State: Ohio
- Role: Common Pleas Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Summary

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

## 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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## Biography

### Professional career

- After law school, she served as an associate in a mid-size law firm and later opened her own law firm in 1999, practicing in areas including criminal law, personal injury, contract disputes, domestic, and juvenile law.

### Education

- Undergraduate degree from Miami University in 1979 and her J.D. from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1990.

### Additional information

- First elected in November 2012 and began her term on January 12, 2013.
- Nonpartisan judge affiliated with the Democratic Party and has been recognized for maintaining diversity on the bench
- Her extensive experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in civil and criminal cases contributes to her well-rounded judicial perspective
- Judge Collier-Williams presides over both criminal and civil matters in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and is one of four judges maintaining a Commercial Law Docket for business-to-business litigation.
- Originally from Springfield, Ohio, Judge Collier-Williams has dedicated her career to public service and legal excellence, emphasizing fairness, efficiency, and accessibility in her courtroom.
- Judge Collier-Williams serves as Chairperson of the Ohio Supreme Court Lawyer’s Fund for Client Protection, Co-Chair of the Ohio Black Judges Association, and is a member of the National Bar Association Judicial Council.
- She is the second African American (female or male) elected to the Court of Common Pleas, General Division, without prior appointment, and the fourth African American woman elected to this court in its history.
- She also served on the Mental Health Developmental Disabilities Docket and participates in numerous court committees.
- She has received awards including the National Bar Association Judicial Council Chair’s Award for Exemplary Leadership, the Sara J. Harper Humanitarian Award, and recognition as a Notable Woman in Law by Crain’s Cleveland Business