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Former state Sen. Shirley Smith stands holding a microphone.

Shirley Smith mounts a bid for Cuyahoga County executive

Cleveland Clinic CEO and President Tom Mihaljevic stands on a stage speaking during the annual State of the Clinic press conference.

The Cleveland Clinic is financially strong

Cuyahoga County's voting patterns have resulted in mostly White judges deciding the guilt or innocence of the county's mostly Black criminal defendants. People lined up to vote early at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in 2018. [Maddie McGarvey]

Who's electing judges in the Cleveland area?

A data visualization of voter participation in contested judicial elections in 2020 and court cases per 100 adults between 2016-2021. [ The Marshall Project]

How we reported on voting and criminal courts in Cuyahoga

[Elan Kiderman Ullendorff / For The Marshall Project]

We asked people what they want to know about judges

While fewer Clevelanders vote in judicial races, most cases those judges rule on involve Cleveland residents.

Q&A: Cuyahoga's white judges and Black defendants

Shontel Brown announced Wednesday that she would not seek another term as Cuyahoga County Democratic Party chair. Brown, who was elected to Congress last year, will defend her seat in the May primary against a challenge from Nina Turner. [Nick Castele / Ideastream Public Media]

Brown to leave role as Cuyahoga Democratic chair

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