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Alison is from Brooklyn, New York. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia and a law degree from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. She is married and lives in Solin, Ohio. She is a member of Mount Sinai Baptist Church. 

Alison previously worked as a law clerk for the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas and as an attorney in private practice. 

Alison Nelson Floyd currently serves as a  Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge in the Juveline Division. She was named to this position in 2001 and is serving her fourth term. She also served as a Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court Judge. She was named to this position in 1991 and served for 1 full term. 

As a court of common pleas judge for 24 years, Floyd reviews the decisions of certain state administrative agencies, issues marriage licenses, administers divorce, spousal support, parental custody, adoption, and eminent domain proceedings, and oversees criminal felony cases, civil suits with alleged damages over $15,000, and cases involving individuals under 18 who are abused, neglected, or parent-less.

As a juvenile court judge for 9 years, Floyd oversaw all cases involving individuals under 18 who are abused, neglected, or parent-less, as well as the emancipation process, and sentencing for certain violent felonies committed by individuals ages 13 to 17.

As an attorney working in private practice for 1 year, Floyd researched, drafted, and filed legal documents and provided defense and counsel to clients.

- As a court of common pleas judge for 24 years, Floyd reviews the decisions of certain state administrative agencies, issues marriage licenses, administers divorce, spousal support, parental custody, adoption, and eminent domain proceedings, and oversees criminal felony cases, civil suits with alleged damages over $15,000, and cases involving individuals under 18 who are abused, neglected, or parent-less.
- As a juvenile court judge for 9 years, Floyd oversaw all cases involving individuals under 18 who are abused, neglected, or parent-less, as well as the emancipation process, and sentencing for certain violent felonies committed by individuals ages 13 to 17.
- As an attorney working in private practice for 1 year, Floyd researched, drafted, and filed legal documents and provided defense and counsel to clients.

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As of August 23, 2024, Alison Nelson Floyd did not have a website or any information online.

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Alison Nelson Floyd

- The Court of Common Pleas handles criminal felony cases and civil cases where more than $5,000 is at stake.
- The courts are divided into four divisions: general, domestic relations, probate, and juvenile. Each specializes in different types of cases, such as civil and criminal trials, divorces and child custody matters, inheritances and adoptions, and juvenile offenses.
- Ohio has a court of common pleas in each of its 88 counties.
- Common pleas judges are elected to six-year terms in nonpartisan elections.
- Common pleas judges earn $163,792 annually.