James Patrick Celebrezze (February 6, 1938 – February 10, 2021) was an American politician and jurist of the Ohio Democratic party, who served as a judge of the Cuyahoga County, Ohio, common pleas court (domestic relations division).

[3] Celebrezze was elected a judge of the Ohio Supreme Court in 1982,[4] defeating Republican Blanche Krupansky.

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.

His first son, James Celebrezze, currently is employed at a Pittsburgh hospital as head colorectal surgeon.

He served in the United States Naval Reserve as a military judge and was commissioned a commander.