Carl B. Stokes United States Court House 801 West Superior Avenue, Courtroom 18B Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1837 Phone: 216-357-7190
Case Management Conference Scheduling Order
Case Management Plan
Civil Trial Order
Criminal Trial Order
Boilerplate Civil Jury Charge
Partial Motions to Dismiss Standing Order
Harvard College A.B., 1972 (cum laude)
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1976 (cum laude)
1976-82, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Cleveland, Ohio
1982-98, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Economic Crimes Division (Northern District of Ohio)
United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Nominated for appointment by President Clinton in July, 1997, confirmed by the Senate on July 31, 1998, sworn in on August 10, 1998.
Assumed senior status on February 1, 2021.
Judge Polster employs 1 Career Law Clerk, and 1 Term Law Clerk.
Career Clerk:
2021: Carrie M. Roush, University of Akron, School of Law
Term Clerks:
2024-2026: Rachel Bernard, New York University School of Law
2022-2024: Tracy Doudt, Syracuse University College of Law
2021-2022: Jacqueline Meese Martinez, City University of New York School of Law, J.D., 2016
2020-2021: Nathaniel Lancaster, Emory Law
2019-2020: Joshua McCarroll, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
2017-2019: Marissa Black, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
2015-2017: Brian Choc, University of California, Irvine School of Law
2013-2015: Meheret Kassa, New York University School of Law
2011-2013: Jeremy Tor, University of Virginia School of Law
2008-2011: Prashant Tamaskar, New York University School of Law
2006-2008: Allen Bohnert, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Civil and Criminal Practices and Procedures
