CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Ohio Board of Professional Conduct has recommended a two-year suspension, one year stayed, for Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze, citing a pattern of misconduct that spanned several high-profile divorce cases in Cuyahoga County.
The board’s 30-page report, filed Friday, outlines a troubling narrative of favoritism, improper case assignments, undisclosed personal relationships and false statements made during the disciplinary process. Celebrezze, who has served as a judge in the domestic relations division of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, is accused of violating 15 separate rules of judicial and professional conduct, the report says.
Celebrezze has not issued a public statement directly addressing the disciplinary board’s findings or the recommendation for her suspension…