Suzan Marie Sweeney at a glance
- Current role
- Municipal Court Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Suzan Marie Sweeney
Municipal Court Judge · Cleveland Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Her legal career began as a law clerk in the Juvenile Division of the Cuyahoga County Public Defender Office, later moving to the Felony Division in 1993
Education
Additional information
- Also active in labor advocacy as a delegate to the AFL‐CIO (2002–2007)
- Judge Sweeney was born and raised in Cleveland’s Westpark neighborhood, graduating Magnificat High School and earning a B.A. in English from Cleveland State University in 1983.
- Judge Sweeney has been a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State, and Ohio Women’s Bar Associations, and held the role of trustee and secretary for the Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
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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