About

Born and raised in East Liverpool, Ohio, William Vodrey first came to Cuyahoga County in 1989 to attend Case Western Reserve University School of Law. He and his wife Susan have lived in Cuyahoga County ever since, except for three years when he worked in private practice and as a staff attorney with Southeastern Ohio Legal Services in New Philadelphia, Ohio, representing clients who could not afford a lawyer.

After his work with Southeastern Ohio Legal Services, William was appointed an assistant Cuyahoga County prosecutor by Stephanie Tubbs Jones, and served for six years, mostly in the felony trial unit. He was appointed a magistrate of Cleveland Municipal Court in late 2001, and served there until his 2020 election as a judge of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. Most judges go their entire careers without ever having a case officially reported as Ohio precedent; William has had twenty-one.

William is active at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Cleveland Heights. He is also a member of the American Constitution Society, Ohio History Connection, Cleveland Civil War Roundtable and the Sons of the American Revolution. An Eagle Scout, he is a former member of the Troop Committee of Boy Scout Troop 662 in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and still serves as a merit badge counselor. He is an advisor of both the Oberlin College Moot Court Club and the Shaker Heights High School Mock Trial Club, and is a visiting professor of Legal Advocacy at his undergraduate alma mater, Oberlin College.

Married for over 35 years, William and Susan Carnahan Vodrey live in Cleveland and have three adult sons.

For more details, please view William Vodrey’s Resume.

HOW DO YOU SAY HIS NAME, ANYWAY?

That’s easy – just think “Vote Vodrey.” Same “Vo” sound!

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• “Vodrey is a qualified and passionate candidate who will bring extensive knowledge and expertise to the court, should he be elected. He absolutely has my vote this election.”
  • My thanks to Jenna Thomas for interviewing me in 2020 for Cool Cleveland! Click above to read the article. (Just to clarify, I worked on both domestic violence and utility law cases not when I was a prosecutor, but earlier, when I was a legal aid lawyer.)