Pamela Hawkins at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Pamela Hawkins
Biography
Professional career
- Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office
Education
- Cleveland State University College of Law — J.D. (2003)
Additional information
- Judicial Service – Domestic Relations Judge since May 2026
- Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court; 2026-05-04
- Governor Mike DeWine appointed Hawkins to fill the seat vacated by Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze, who resigned in December 2025 after legal and ethical issues.
- Private practice; 2015
- Assistant Prosecutor; 2010
- Local legal observers expect Hawkins’s background in child development and family services to be central to her judicial approach
- She remains an independently licensed social worker
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
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
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Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗Three New Judges Take the Bench
Pamela Hawkins, Steven Abshire, Nicholas Sylvain Appointments And Biographies source · HTML · Source checked October 6, 2026
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