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Judge John P. O’Donnell – Biography

Employment

Lake County Common Pleas, General Division, judge since 2015

Lake County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office

  • Chief Assistant, Civil Division 2011-2014
  • Special Lake County Prosecuting Attorney 1991-2011
  • Assistant Prosecuting Attorney 1989-1991

Practicing Attorney

  • John P. O’Donnell, LLC 2008-2014
  • Lyons & O’Donnell Co., LPA 1996-2008
  • Gibson, Harkins & Brelo Co., LPA 1991-1996

City of Willowick

  • Ward 3 Councilman 2013-2014
  • Director of Law 2005-2011
  • Ward 3 Councilman 1994-2005
  • Grand River Village, Prosecutor 2004-2008
  • Lake County ADAMHS Board, Legal Counsel 1995-2011
  • Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Assistant Prosecutor 1988
  • Lake County Public Defender’s Office, Assistant Public Defender 1987-1988

Licenses & Certifications

  • Attorney & Counselor at Law, State of Ohio 1987
  • Admitted, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio 1998
  • Admitted, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit 2000
  • Admitted, U.S. Supreme Court 2014

Education

  • Juris Doctor degree, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1987
  • Bachelor of Arts degree, John Carroll University, 1984

Memberships (Professional)

  • Ohio State Bar Association