Shaker Heights Resident Appointed To Judgeship

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH — Shaker Heights resident J. Philip Calabrese has been appointed to serve as a judge on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Calabrese's selection on Friday morning. The new judge will assume office in July and serve out the rest of Judge Pamela Barker's unexpired term that ends Jan. 2, 2021.

Barker has been appointed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Calabrese received a bachelor's degree from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. His law degree is from Harvard Law. Calabrese was also a Fulbright Scholar at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, Greece.

Calabrese was recently a partner at Porter Wright Morris & Arthur in Cleveland and an adjunct professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. During his career, Calabrese worked as a clerk to Judge Alice Batchelder in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Outside of his professional life, Calabrese serves on several community and advisory boards, including the Ohio Innocence Project and the Cleveland Orchestra.