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Judge Vincent A. Culotta – Biography

Employment

Judge, Lake County Common Pleas Court, General Division, April 2004 – present

Administrative Judge 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2026

Presiding Judge 2015, 2020, 2023

Lake County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, August 1990 – April 2004

Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Criminal Division, October 1995 – April 2004

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Felony Division, October 1991 – September 1995

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Juvenile Court, January 1991 – September 1991

Law clerk 1990-1991

Special Prosecutor in Geauga and Ashtabula County

Licenses and Certifications

Attorney at Law, State of Ohio, admitted November 5, 1990

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, admitted 1994

United States Supreme Court, admitted May 21, 2001

Education

Juris Doctor, The Ohio State University, May 1990

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Bowling Green State University, May 1987

Professional Memberships

Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association

Ohio Judicial Conference

Northeast Ohio Community Alternative Program (NEOCAP), Judicial Advisory Board

   Member, 2007 – 2012, 2024 – present

Ohio State Bar Association

The Justinian Forum, Trustee, 2005 – present

Lake County Bar Association

Local Corrections Board of Lake County