Marisa L. Cornachio at a glance
- Current role
- Municipal Court Judge
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- Ohio · State
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Marisa L. Cornachio
Municipal Court Judge · Willoughby Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Experienced Ohio trial judge currently serving as Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Willoughby Municipal Court and is running for the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals in the 2026 general election
- Judge Cornachio has been on the bench for eight years, adjudicating thousands of cases in the Willoughby Municipal Court, one of Ohio’s busiest single-judge dockets
- She also worked as in-house counsel for family businesses, handled real estate law matters, and held the role of an adjunct professor at Lakeland Community College
Education
- B.A. in Political Science from The Ohio State University
- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law — J.D.
Additional information
- overseeing all criminal, civil, traffic, and small claims cases on the west end of Lake County.
- Republican Party candidate for the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals.
- Before joining the bench, Cornachio was an Assistant Lake County Prosecuting Attorney and Special Lake County Prosecuting Attorney, prosecuting felony offenses, juvenile delinquencies, and child support/abuse cases.
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
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