Judge
Hon. Diane M. Palos
Cuyahoga County (OH), Ohio
Hon. Diane M. Palos has presided over 2,962 cases in our database. View their complete ruling history and outcome statistics below.
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Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division </div>
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<p><b>Diane M. Palos</b> (<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Democratic_Party">Democratic Party</a>) is a judge of the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Cuyahoga_County_Court_of_Common_Pleas,_Ohio">Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division</a> in Ohio. Her current term ends on January 17, 2029.</p><p>Palos (Nonpartisan, Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Cuyahoga_County_Court_of_Common_Pleas,_Ohio">Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division</a> in Ohio. Palos won in the general election on <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Cuyahoga_County,_Ohio_(2022)">November 8, 2022</a>. She advanced from the Democratic primary on <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Cuyahoga_County,_Ohio_(2022)">May 3, 2022</a>. </p>
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<p>Palos received her undergraduate degree from Baldwin-Wallace College in 1980 and her <a href="/J.D." class="mw-redirect" title="J.D.">J.D.</a> from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-appt_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-appt-1">[1]</a></sup>
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<ul><li><b>2009-present:</b> Judge, <a href="/Cuyahoga_County_Court_of_Common_Pleas,_Ohio" title="Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio">Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court</a></li>
<li><b>1986-2009:</b> Magistrate, <a href="/Cuyahoga_County_Court_of_Common_Pleas,_Ohio" title="Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio">Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court</a></li>
<li><b>1985-1987:</b> Law Clerk, <a href="/Cuyahoga_County_Court_of_Common_Pleas,_Ohio" title="Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio">Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court</a></li>
<li><b>1984:</b> Admitted to the <a href="/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> Bar<sup id="cite_ref-appt_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-appt-1">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup></li></ul>
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</style></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i>See also: <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Cuyahoga_County,_Ohio_(2022)">Municipal elections in Cuyahoga County, Ohio (2022)</a></i></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><a href=""></a></i></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Diane_Palos">Diane M. Palos</a> won election in the general election for Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division on November 8, 2022. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Diane_Palos">Diane M. Palos</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan)
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<div class="percentage_number">100.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 100.0%;">
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">196,736</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics"></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://boe.cuyahogacounty.gov/elections/GetDocumentById/2e0dd268-2414-405e-b24c-916dc7769023/" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 196,736 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection"> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Democratic primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header democratic"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Democratic primary for Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Diane_Palos">Diane M. Palos</a> advanced from the Democratic primary for Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division on May 3, 2022. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Diane_Palos">Diane M. Palos</a></u></b></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">
<div class="percentage_number">100.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 100.0%;">
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">57,330</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics"></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://boe.cuyahogacounty.gov/elections/GetDocumentById/68d6ce83-b017-4955-867f-9a3e4c32e022/" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 57,330 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection"> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Withdrawn or disqualified candidates</h4><ul><li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kira_Krivosh">Kira Krivosh</a> (D)</li></ul><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016">2016</span></h3>
<dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Ohio_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2016" title="Ohio local trial court judicial elections, 2016">Ohio local trial court judicial elections, 2016</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl>
<p><a href="/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> held general elections for local judicial offices on <b>November 8, 2016</b>. A primary election took place on <b>March 15, 2016</b>. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was <b>December 16, 2015</b>.
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="General_election">General election</span></h4><p>
Incumbent <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Diane Palos</a> defeated <a href="/Donna_Coury" title="Donna Coury">Donna Coury</a> in the general election.</p><table width="490px" class="bptable gray collapsible" id="collapsibleTable0">
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<td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100"></a> <b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Diane Palos</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">58.70%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">206,876</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Donna_Coury" title="Donna Coury">Donna Coury</a> </td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">41.30%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">145,563</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>352,439</b></td></tr><tr>
<td style="text-align:left" colspan="3"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://boe.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/RaceResultsAll.aspx"><i>Cuyahoga County Board of Elections</i>, "Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016</a></td>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Primary_election">Primary election</span></h4><p>
Incumbent <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Diane Palos</a> ran unopposed in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party">Democratic</a> primary election.</p><table width="490px" class="bptable gray collapsible" id="collapsibleTable1">
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<td width="75" style="text-align:center">100.00%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">93,844</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>93,844</b></td></tr><tr>
<td style="text-align:left" colspan="3"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://boe.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/RaceResultsAll.aspx"><i>Cuyahoga County Board of Elections</i>, "Election Results," accessed March 16, 2016</a></td>
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<dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">Nonpartisan election of judges</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl>
<p>The <b>391 judges</b> of the <a href="/Ohio_Courts_of_Common_Pleas" title="Ohio Courts of Common Pleas">Ohio Courts of Common Pleas</a> are all selected in an identical manner. Qualified individuals wishing to join the bench must participate in partisan primary elections followed by <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">nonpartisan general elections</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-general_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-general-3">[3]</a></sup>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2010">2010</span></h3>
<p>Palos was re-elected after running unopposed.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup>
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