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# Michael P. Shaughnessy

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

- His legal education and extensive court experience have contributed to his qualifications as a judge
- Beyond his courtroom duties, Judge Shaughnessy has contributed to county courthouse improvements and administrative initiatives in collaboration with local government officials
- Judge Shaughnessy has a diverse legal career spanning roles as a municipal prosecutor for South Euclid, a Cuyahoga County probation officer, and a bailiff for the Court of Common Pleas

### Education

- B.A. from Cleveland State University and a J.D. from Cleveland Marshall College of Law.

### Additional information

- His experience includes managing criminal and civil dockets, preparing sentencing recommendations, and interacting with court staff, litigants, and attorneys
- He also works as a private attorney and serves as an adjunct professor at Case Western Reserve School of Law.
- Judge Shaughnessy is active in the legal community, including membership in the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, the Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Association, and the Northeast Ohio Municipal Prosecutor’s Association.
- He is a life member of the Eighth Judicial Conference and serves on boards such as the Lawyers Guild of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland and the South Euclid Municipal Court Mental Health Court