Magistrate Judge James E. Grimes Jr.

Carl B. Stokes United States Court House

801 West Superior Avenue, Courtroom 11A

Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1844

Phone: (216) 357- 7140

Fax: (216) 357-7145

Staff Information

Tom Matyas, Courtroom Deputy

Susan Waszak, Career Law Clerk

Emily C. Peffer, Law Clerk

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Standing Orders

Standing Orders:

Mediation Scheduling Order

Rule 56 Procedure in consent cases

SS Initial Order

Education

B.A. cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Miami University, 1992 (Oxford, Ohio)

J.D., with honors, Ohio State University College of Law, 1995 (Columbus, Ohio)

Career Record

1996 – 2001: U.S. Navy, Judge Advocate General’s Corps (Judge Advocate)

2001 – 2014: U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division (trial attorney, 2001-2005; senior litigation counsel, 2005-2014)

2014 – 2022: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (administrative law judge, 2014-2021; chief administrative law judge, 2021-2022)

Date of Appointment

Date of Appointment:

U.S. Magistrate Judge United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division

Appointed to the office of United State Magistrate Judge by the United States District Judges for the Northern District of Ohio, effective September 12, 2022.

United States District Court

Northern District of Ohio

Sara Lioi, Chief Judge | Sandy Opacich, Clerk of Court

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Magistrate Judge James E. Grimes Jr.

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