News Flash

Please see the below local rule regarding pleadings and continuances.

Local Rule of Court - 1.29.2026

Please be advised there ARE NO JURY TRIALS going forward on Tuesday, 

February 24, 2026.  Therefore, you DO NOT NEED ATO APPEAR.  Please check again

on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 after 5 p.m. to see if the trial for Thursday, February 26, 2026,

is going forward.  Thank you.

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Did you receive a JURY SUMMONS in the mail?

Please click here to fill out your questionnaire

online as soon as possible!

Call 1-833-710-1165 [toll free] to hear your current juror status:

Enter your 10 digit Jury ID [Candidate ID], your zip code and select option 2 twice

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Need to check your status?

Call 1-833-710-1165 [toll free] to hear your current juror status.

Enter your 10 digit Jury ID [Candidate ID], your zip code and then press 

Option 2, twice.

If you still cannot find the answer you need, please call the Bailiff 330-335-2730.

Email: wadsworthjuryinfo@wadsworthcity.org

DISTRACTED DRIVING OR HANDS FREE DRIVING VIOLATIONS INFORMATION

4511.991 – DISTRACTED DRIVING

• Once you have completed the course, please submit the certificate of completion to the Wadsworth Municipal Court email to courts@wadsworthcity.org 
• Before paying any other violations wait for an email back from the Court or call the Court to confirm you can finish paying your citation

4511.204 –DRIVING WHILE TEXTING “HANDS FREE OFFENSES”

• If you complete the course you will still need to appear for arraignment (even if your hearing was continued to allow you to complete the course)
• After you complete this course you will need to submit your certificate to the courts email: courts@wadsworthcity.org  or bring in with you on your next scheduled appearance

Judge Susana B. Lewis was elected to serve as Judge of the Wadsworth Municipal Court in 2024. She is the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Court, where she oversees the administration of all criminals, civil, traffic and small claims cases. She is a member of the Ohio Judicial Conference and serves on the Public Confidence and Community Outreach Committee. She is a member of the Association of Municipal Court Judges where she was selected by her peers to co-chair the Chronicle Committee. She is a member of the Medina County Bar Association and serves on the Medina County Corrections Board. She has taught continuing legal education courses to lawyers and judges throughout the state through the Supreme Court of Ohio’s Judicial College. She is an active volunteer with the Ohio High School Mock Trial Program. She serves on the Government Committee of Leadership Medina. Prior to being elected judge, Judge Lewis was trial Magistrate and Chief Magistrate of the Medina County Probate & Juvenile Court presiding over cases for 18 years. She also served as an Assistant Summit County Prosecutor and Staff Counsel for the Stark County Job & Family Services. She is a former board member of the Medina County Mental Health and Recovery Board (ADAMH). Judge Lewis earned her B.A. in Political Science from Kean College of New Jersey and her Juris Doctor from the University of Akron School of Law. She is fluent in Spanish, and is married and has two adult children.