18688 Royalton Road
Strongsville, Ohio 44136
Phone: (440) 580-3155
Fax: (440) 238-8458
The court is located in the Strongsville Police Station, at the corner of Pearl and Royalton roads (Routes 42 and 82). Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Acceptable forms of payment: cash, Visa, Mastercard or debit card
No personal checks accepted. Money orders or bank cashier’s checks made out to Strongsville Mayor's Court are acceptable for mail-in payments.
Mayor’s Court is in regular session every second week. Attorneys are asked to call in to confirm their court dates. Attorney sessions start at 8 a.m. on court days.
Court starts at 9:30 a.m.
Five-day OVI hearings will be on Thursday mornings at 8 a.m. on non-court weeks.
2022 Schedule
Presiding Officer: George Lonjak
| For tickets issued between: |
Court Date: |
| Nov. 21 – Dec. 4 |
December 8 |
| Dec. 5 – Dec. 18 |
December 22 |
2023 Schedule
| For tickets issued between: |
Court Date: |
| Dec. 19, 2022 – Jan. 1, 2023 |
January 5 |
| Jan. 2 – Jan. 15 |
January 19 |
| Jan. 16 – Jan. 29 |
February 2 |
| Jan. 30 – Feb. 12 |
February 16 |
| Feb. 13 – Feb. 26 |
March 2 |
| Feb. 27 – March 12 |
March 16 |
| March 13 – March 26 |
March 30 |
| March 27 – April 9 |
April 13 |
| April 10 – April 23 |
April 27 |
| April 24 – May 7 |
May 11 |
| May 8 – May 21 |
May 25 |
| May 22 - June 4 |
June 8 |
| June 5 – June 18 |
June 22 |
| June 19 – July 2 |
July 6 |
| July 3 – July 16 |
July 20 |
| July 17 – July 30 |
August 3 |
| July 31 – Aug. 13 |
August 17 |
| Aug. 14 – Aug. 27 |
August 31 |
| Aug. 28 – Sept. 10 |
September 14 |
| Sept. 11 – Sept. 24 |
September 28 |
| Sept. 25 – Oct. 8 |
October 12 |
| Oct. 9 – Oct. 22 |
October 26 |
| Oct. 23 – Nov. 5 |
November 9 |
| Nov. 6 – Nov. 19 |
November 21 |
| Nov. 20 – Dec. 3 |
December 7 |
| Dec. 4 – Dec. 17 |
December 21 |
**5-day hearings ar on the opposite Thursdays at 8 a.m.
Traffic offenses and misdemeanor criminal cases are heard in Mayor’s Court. If you contest the charge, the case is referred to Berea Municipal Court.
Court Officials
Magistrate George Lonjak
Prosecutor John Castele
Clerk of Court Judy Burichin
Contact the court at mayors.court@strongsville.org
Appearing in Court
If you were issued a citation, your scheduled appearance date and time appears in the lower right corner of the citation. If the officer has indicated a personal appearance is required, it is mandatory you appear in court.
If the citation is marked as waiverable, you may avoid an appearance in court by signing the waiver form and paying the fine and costs prior to your scheduled court date.
