Timothy P. McCormick

Professional career

Education

• B.A. in economics from Georgetown University and a J.D. from Rutgers School of Law in 1982.

Additional information

• General Division of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas since being elected on November 8, 1994.
• After law school, he practiced privately at Hermann, Cahn & Schneider before joining the bench.
• As a judge in the General Division, McCormick oversees adult felony criminal cases and civil lawsuits exceeding $15,000.
• His career reflects a combination of legal knowledge, judicial experience, and community service within Ohio’s judicial system
• Judges in Ohio’s Courts of Common Pleas are selected through partisan primaries followed by nonpartisan general elections, and McCormick has consistently advanced through this process
• Timothy McCormick is a long-serving, experienced judge in Cuyahoga County, recognized for his legal expertise, consistent electoral success, and involvement in significant criminal and civil cases.
• Judge McCormick has presided over high-profile cases, including sentencing Leander Bissell to life in prison for the fatal hit-and-run of Cleveland firefighter Johnny Tetrick, demonstrating his involvement in serious criminal matters.
• McCormick is registered as a Democrat and resides in Shaker Heights, Ohio