Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas

BIOGRAPHY

Judge Dick Ambrose has served on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas since being first appointed in 2004. In November 2006, Cuyahoga County voters overwhelmingly approved Judge Ambrose by electing him to serve for the full term ending in January 2011. Since first serving on the Court, Judge Ambrose has presided over numerous civil and criminal trials, including four capital murder cases. During his time on the bench, Judge Ambrose has established himself as "one of the Court's rising stars." Cleveland Plain Dealer - 2004. Judge Dick Ambrose quickly earned a reputation as a hardworking and fair judge. He is a member of the Cuyahoga County Community Corrections Board, has assisted with the Court's Fugitive Safe Surrender Program and has been active with community groups seeking to educate individuals about their right to seal a past criminal record in order to help start a new life without crime. Prior to becoming a judge, Dick Ambrose was a civil trial attorney with the law firm of Nicola Gudbranson & Cooper, LLC. Judge Ambrose began practicing law in 1987 when he joined the firm of McDonald Hopkins. During the next seventeen years, Dick Ambrose became a partner with Chriszt McGarry Co., LPA, and focused his practice on business litigation and employment law. Judge Ambrose is a June 1987 graduate of Cleveland Marshall College of Law and began his legal studies while still playing football for the Cleveland Browns. Judge Ambrose holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education, from the University of Virginia and is a native of New Rochelle, New York. However, Cleveland has been Judge Ambrose's home for over 30 years.