Elyria Court Information

The city of Elyria was established in 1817 in Ohio. The city serves as the county seat of Lorain County. Elyria municipal court serves as court for the area and is located at

John A. Howard Courthouse
601 Broad Street
Elyria, OH 44035

Elyria Municipal Court Judges

Municipal court is presided over by judges Lisa Locke Graves and John R. Musson. The administrative duties of the court are carried out by Clerk Eric J. Rothgery. Elyria Court covers the cities of North Ridgeville and Elyria, the townships of Elyria, Lagrange, Columbia, Eaton, Carlisle and Grafton, and the villages of Lagrange and Grafton.

Elyria Municipal Court Cases

Small claim cases are filed in the Elyria Court. The one who is filing the case cannot sue the other party for an amount more than $3,000. Cost for filing is $75 and for every other defendant an additional charge of $6 is applied. Small claims cases are heard by the local magistrate. You will be told the time of hearing when you file the case. The small claims section if the Elyria court is housed on the first floor of the Elyria municipal courthouse.

The website of the Elyria court provides information about court happenings as well. You can find out which judge is in charge of the arraignments by visiting http://www.elyriamunicourt.org/InfoCenterDetail.asp?InfoDetailsDB_Action=Find%28%27DataNumber%27,%27152%27%29InfoDetailsDB_Position=FIL%3AInfoCat+%3D+%27Court+Happenings%27ORD%3AABS%3A2KEY%3A152PAR%3A.

A Personal Identifier Form is available on the website. Submit your bank and other personal details like the SSN to the court. Whatever information you put into the system will, however, not be made public under any circumstances. You can get the personal identification form at http://www.elyriamunicourt.org/InfoCenterDetail.asp?InfoDetailsDB_Action=Find%28%27DataNumber%27,%27152%27%29&InfoDetailsDB_Position=FIL%3AInfoCat+%3D+%27Court+Happenings%27ORD%3AABS%3A2KEY%3A152PAR%3A.

Elyria Municipal Court Times

The Elyria Municipal Court is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except for court holidays. You can find a detailed list of the Elyria Court holidays at http://www.elyriamunicourt.org/InfoCenterDetail.asp?InfoDetailsDB_Action=Find%28%27DataNumber%27,%274%27%29&InfoDetailsDB_Position=FIL%3AInfoCat+%3D+%27Court+Hours%27ORD%3AABS%3A2KEY%3A4PAR%3A.

Elyria Court Forms

The Elyria court has made it easier for the residents to fill out court forms. Most forms are available on the website of the court. The court accepts electronic transmissions, facsimile and email transfer of relevant documents and filings. Electronic documents need to be duly filled with necessary details like the title of the document, the contact details of the applicant and also the precise number of pages that have been transmitted. The caption of the case and the case number should also feature in the filled out form. Electronic documents filed without these details will not be accepted.

Find the links to the different forms at http://www.elyriamunicourt.org/DoccenterTopic.asp?PDFcatsDB_Action=Find%28%27PDFcat%27,%27Civil+Forms%27%29&PDFcatsDB_Position=FIL%3AORD%3AABS%3A1KEY%3ACivil+FormsPAR%3A.

Requests to expunge records can also be made through the Elyria Municipal Court. For more information visit http://www.elyriamunicourt.org/documents/expungement.pdf.

If you want to know about the local court rules click on http://www.elyriamunicourt.org/documents/Local_Rules.pdf.