James Celebrezze
James Celebrezze | |
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Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 4th district | |
In office January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1974 | |
Preceded by | At-Large District |
Succeeded by | Rocco Colonna |
Personal details | |
Born | Cleveland, Ohio[1][2] | February 6, 1938
Died | February 10, 2021 Cleveland, Ohio | (aged 83)
Political party | Democratic |
James Patrick Celebrezze (February 6, 1938 – February 10, 2021) was an
Celebrezze served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1963 to 1973 and was a Democrat.[3]
Celebrezze was elected a judge of the Ohio Supreme Court in 1982,[4] defeating Republican Blanche Krupansky. He was defeated in his bid for re-election in 1984[5] by J. Craig Wright. His campaign was negatively affected by charges made against the chief justice, Celebrezze's brother Frank Celebrezze.
Celebrezze was the son of Mary Carmella Delsander and Cleveland politician
Two of Celebrezze's three children have recently begun their political careers: daughter Leslie Ann Celebrezze, formerly a Magistrate for Cleveland Municipal Court, is now a judge on the Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations bench. His youngest son, Nicholas J. Celebrezze, served as a Councilman in the city of Parma, Ohio and served as the State Representative from the 15th District in the Ohio House of Representatives. Nick Celebrezze and his father worked together as practicing attorneys in the Celebrezze Group, LLC. His first son, James Celebrezze, currently is employed at a Pittsburgh hospital as head colorectal surgeon.
Celebrezze graduated from
References
- ^ "James Patrick Celebrezze". Supreme Court of Ohio. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ISBN 978-0-8379-0719-2.
- ^ a b "Ex-Justice James Celebrezze dies at 83; served with brother". AP News. 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ISBN 978-0-87338-509-1. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-231-13067-7. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ "James Celebrezze Obituary - (1938 - 2021) - Cleveland, OH". Obits.cleveland.com. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "A resolution in memory of the Honorable James Patrick Celebrezze. H. R. No. 59, 134th General Assembly, Regular Session, 2021-2022". Ohio General Assembly. 2021-05-12. Archived from the original on 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2021-07-14.