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Emanualla D. Groves

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Last updated Aug. 12, 2025

Candidate insights
  • Served 18 years as Cleveland Municipal Court judge.
  • Co-founder of the Ohio Black Judges Association.
  • In 2017, ruled that the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority's fare enforcement policy was unconstitutional.
Sitting Judge?
Yes
Party
democrat
Residence
Cleveland
Admitted to practice law in Ohio
1981
Previous jobs
Judge in another court, Prosecutor, Other job in government

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