Career
Celebrezze was elected a judge of the Ohio Supreme Court in 1982, defeating Republican Blanche Krupansky. He was defeated in his bid for re-election in 1984 by J. Craig Wright. His campaign was negatively affected by charges made against the chief justice, Celebrezze"s brother Frank Celebrezze.
Two of Celebrezze"s three children have recently begun their political careers: daughter Leslie Ann Celebrezze, formerly a Magistrate for Cleveland Municipal Court, is now a judge on the Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations bench.