Sara Elizabeth Lioi

Sara Elizabeth Lioi (born December 17, 1960) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, while also serving as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

Sara Elizabeth Lioi
Lioi in 2008
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Assumed office
June 5, 2023
Preceded byPatricia Anne Gaughan
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Assumed office
May 19, 2023
Appointed byJohn Roberts
Preceded byRudolph Contreras
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Assumed office
March 14, 2007
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byLesley B. Wells
Personal details
Born (1960-12-17) December 17, 1960[1]
Canton, Ohio, U.S.
EducationBowling Green State University (BA)
Ohio State University College of Law (JD)

Early life and education

Born in Canton, Ohio, Lioi graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1983 and later from Ohio State University College of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1987.

Career

Following law school graduation, Lioi joined the law firm of Day, Ketterer, Raley, Wright & Rybolt, Ltd. in the fall of 1987 and was promoted to partner in that firm in December 1993. In November 1997, during his second term as governor, George Voinovich appointed Lioi as a judge in the Stark County Court of Common Pleas, Central Division. She was elected to a four-year term in November 1998 and then re-elected for a six-year term in November 2002.[2]

Federal judicial service

On the recommendation of Senators George Voinovich and Mike DeWine,[2] Lioi was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio by President George W. Bush on January 9, 2007, to a seat vacated by Lesley B. Wells as Wells took senior status. Lioi was confirmed by the Senate on March 8, 2007 and received her commission on March 14, 2007.[3] She was sworn in as chief judge on June 5, 2023.[4][5]

Lioi oversaw the prosecution of Jimmy Dimora and others in the Cuyahoga County corruption case, sentencing Dimora to 28 years.[6] The case was affirmed on appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the Supreme Court declined to hear Dimora's further appeal.[7]

References
  1. "CONFIRMATION HEARINGS ON FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. September 6, 2006. p. 122. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  2. "Sen. Voinovich applauds senate confirmation of Lioi for Northern District judge March 8, 2007". Archived from the original on March 28, 2007.
  3. Sara Elizabeth Lioi at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  4. "U.S. District Judge Sara Lioi Sworn In as Chief Judge" (Press release). United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  5. Ferrise, Adam (June 5, 2023). "Federal courts in northern Ohio get new chief judge". cleveland.com. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  6. WKYC Staff (31 July 2012). "Dimora lawyer: '28 years is a death sentence'". WKYC. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  7. McCarty, James. "U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear Jimmy Dimora's request for a new trial on racketeering, corruption convictions". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 15 June 2019.

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