CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court has started a docket dedicated to domestic violence cases, one of at least three of its kind in Ohio, at a time when such cases are believed to be on the rise because of stress attributable to the coronavirus pandemic.
Known in legal circles as a specialty docket, the Cuyahoga County version will handle only the most egregious cases, those that involve accusations of attempted strangulation or the use of a gun on the victim. Sherrie Miday is the presiding judge.