Hon. Brendan J. Sheehan

Brendan J. Sheehan has served as a judge on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Ohio since 2009, with his current term set to expire in 2027. He earned both his undergraduate degree and his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University. Prior to his judicial appointment, Sheehan practiced law with the firm of Brown & Margolius and held significant roles in the federal and county legal systems, including chief law clerk for Judge Donald Nugent of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and assistant county prosecutor for Cuyahoga County’s major trial unit. He was first elected to the court in 2008, and has been re-elected in 2014 and 2020, winning the 2020 general election with 100% of the vote after advancing from the Democratic primary.