Nancy A. Fuerst at a glance
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- Common Pleas Judge
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- Ohio · State
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Nancy A. Fuerst
Common Pleas Judge · Cuyahoga Co. Common Pleas Court
Biography
Professional career
- 1997–present: Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
- Nancy A. Fuerst is a nonpartisan judge of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division in Ohio, serving since 1997 and re‐elected every term
- Norman Fuerst, also a Cuyahoga County judge
- She has also held the role of a mediator and arbitrator for the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court’s ADR Department
- Co‐creator of the Judge Nancy A. Fuerst & Dr. John F. Burke, Jr
Education
- B.A. in Economics from Cleveland State University.
Additional information
- Dr. Bennet A. Cooper Award (Ohio Justice Alliance for Community Corrections, 2012)
- Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1951, Fuerst attended Beaumont School
- Clare B. Gravens — (216) 443‐5963 (Staff Attorney).
- Registered Democrat.
- Memberships: Former president, William K. Thomas American Inn of Court
- Supreme Court of Ohio Board of Professional Conduct
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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