Court Officials
Judge Mihok | Judge Elwell | Clerk of Courts | Other Court Officials
The Honorable Judge Mark J. Mihok
Elected November, 2001 and began the Term Starting January 1, 2002
Curriculum Vitae
Personal
- Born 11/17/1953
- Married 03/08/1986 to Kathryn Lorance
Education
- Graduate of Lorain Admiral King High School
- Bachelor of Arts Degree in Law, Honors Program, Ohio State University, 1976
- Juris Doctor, Case Western Reserve School of Law, 1976
Licenses & Memberships
- State of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Ohio
- U.S. District Court of Appeals Sixth District
- U.S. Supreme Court
Experience
- Served the City of Lorain as Assistant Law Director 2000 to 2001
- Served the City of Lorain as the Mayor's Personnel Administrator 1996 to 2000
- Served the City of Lorain in both positions of Safety Director and Service Director 1992 to 1996
- Served the City of Lorain as Assistant Prosecutor 1987 to 1992
- Served the State of Ohio as Special Counsel, Ohio Attorney General's Office 1985-1990
- Served the State of Ohio as Assistant Attorney General, Ohio Attorney General's Office 1983-1985
The Honorable Judge Thomas J. Elwell Jr.
Elected November 4, 2003 and began the Term Starting January 1, 2004
Curriculum Vitae
Personal
- Born 10/13/1953
- Married to Vicky Mitoff
- Children: Megan and Matthew
Education
- 1971 - Graduate, Lorain Catholic High School;
- 1975 - B.A. Political Science, Summa Cum Laude, University of Detroit;
- 1978 - Juris Doctor, Cleveland Marshall College of Law;
- 1996 to present - Continuing legal education for Acting Judges and Presiding Judges as prescribed by the Ohio Supreme Court.
Licenses & Memberships
- Licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of Ohio;
- Licensed to practice law in United States District Court;
- Member, American, Ohio State, and Lorain County Bar Associations;
- Former Member, Lorain County Bar Association Legal Ethics Committee.
Experience
- Private Practice of Law from 1978 to 2004;
- Acting Judge for the Lorain Municipal Court from 1996 to 2004;
- Guardian ad Litem for abused, neglected and dependent children and the elderly in Probate,
- Domestic and Juvenile Courts from 1978 to 2004;
- Former Lorain County Common Pleas Court Arbitrator;
- Former Assistant Lorain City Law Director;
- Former Assistant Lorain County Prosecutor.
Lori Maiorana, Clerk of Courts
Appointed on November 10, 2005
Elected on November 7, 2006 for the Term beginning January 1, 2007
Curriculum Vitae
Experience
- Lorain City Treasurer, 1990 to 2005
Magistrate D. Chris Cook
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Appointed Lorain Municipal Court Magistrate
October 3, 2005
Curriculum Vitae
Personal
- Born March 14, 1964
- Married to Jessica Homoki
Education
- 1982 - Graduate, Lorain High School;
- 1985 - B.A. General Studies, University of Michigan
- 1992 - Juris Doctorate, University of Toledo: College of Law
Licenses & Memberships
- Licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of Ohio;
- Member: Ohio State and Lorain County Bar Associations;
- Member: Lorain County Bar Associations Certified Ethics & Greivance Committee; Supreme Court Certified Bar Counsel; Chairman New Attorneys Admissions Committee;
- Lorain County Court of Common Pleas Certified Court Mediator;
- Lorain County Volunteer Guardianship Program, Volunteer Attorney.
Experience
- Member - Giardinii, Cook & Nicol, LLC;
- Magistrate, Lorain Municipal Court - 2005 to present;
- Prosecuting Attorney, Sheffield Village, Avon Lake Municipal Court - 2004 to Present;
- Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Lorain County Prosecutor's Office;
- Adjuct Professor, Part Time, Lorain County Community College; Business & Criminal Law;
Other Court Officials
Sandy Crapo, Chief Deputy Clerk
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