Greene v. Cuyahoga County

Mary Jane Trapp, Judge.

{¶ 1} This case stems from the Cuyahoga County voters’ decision in November 2009 to abolish the county’s statutory form of government and replace it with a charter government. One of the plaintiffs below and the sole appellant in this appeal, Norman G. Lange, a Cuyahoga County voter, sued along with two other voters and then County Recorder, Judge Lillian Greene (Retired), claiming that Judge Greene and other county officials were being unconstitutionally removed from office before the end of their terms.

{¶ 2} The voters of Cuyahoga County are empowered by the…