U.S. District Judge Sara Lioi has been sworn in as Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, succeeding Judge Patricia A. Gaughan. Judge Lioi was appointed to the federal bench in 2007 by President George W. Bush.

Prior to Judge Lioi’s appointment to the federal bench, she served as Judge with the Stark County Court of Common Pleas from 1997-2007. Prior to her service on the bench, Judge Lioi was a partner with the law firm of Day, Ketterer, Raley, Wright & Rybolt, Ltd. Judge Lioi is a graduate of Bowling Green State University and The Ohio State University College of Law where she received her Juris Doctor degree.

Judge Lioi served a term as the Sixth Circuit District Judge Representative to the Judicial Conference of the United States. She was also appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts to serve two terms on the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States. She currently serves as Chair of the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton and is an emeritus member of the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law National Council.

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio has court locations in Cleveland, Akron, Toledo, and Youngstown and serves 5.9 million citizens in the 40 northernmost counties in Ohio.

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For further information, please contact Sandy Opacich, Clerk of Court, at 216-357-7068.