Judge Cicconetti presides over up to 40 cases daily in Painesville, Ohio

And he made woman who had left her seven-year-old dog Moose in dirty 'hoarder'-style house until he was emaciated to pick up garbage at dump

Also ordered man who solicited a prostitute to dress up in a chicken suit

He made teen walk 30 miles for taking cab same distance without paying

He ordered a woman to walk 30 miles in only 48 hours over skipped cab fare, made a man who solicited a prostitute dress up in a chicken suit, and told a bike thief to participate in a charity ride.

Meet Judge Michael Cicconetti, who may possibly be America's most eccentric lawman.

The judge, who presides over up to 40 cases daily at Painesville Municipal Court in Ohio, has made a habit of offering criminals 'personal' sentences that fit their offense - instead of traditional ones.

Last month, he hit the headlines for giving 18-year-old Victoria Bascom the choice to walk 30 miles as punishment for taking a cab the same distance, from Cleveland to Painesville, without paying.

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'Creative justice': Painesville Municipal Court Judge Michael Cicconetti (pictured presiding over a case) has made a habit of offering criminals 'personal' sentences that fit their offense - instead of traditional ones

Unusual: The judge previously made a man who solicited a prostitute dress up in a chicken suit (left) and ordered a woman who had left her dog in a dirty, 'hoarder'-style house to pick up garbage at a dump (right)

A long walk: He also gave Victoria Bascom, 18, the choice to walk 30 miles in 48 hours as punishment for taking a cab the same distance without paying. The teenager's other option was to go to jail for 30 days

Her other option? To go to jail for 30 days.

Unsurprisingly, Bascom chose to trek 30 miles around a fairground over a two-day period. A GPS was strapped to her ankle that monitored her movement as she completed the roughly 40 laps.

The teenager, who said she was grateful to have been given the chance to avoid jail, was also sentenced to four months' probation and made to pay United Cab $100 in restitution, WOIO reports.

And Bascom's punishment was just the tip of the iceberg.

According to ABC's Nightline, Judge Cicconetti recently ordered Alyssa Morrow - who had left her seven-year-old pet dog, Moose, in a dirty, 'hoarder'-style house - to pick up garbage at a dump.

At Morrow's sentencing, the judge told the defendant - who had pleaded guilty to animal neglect and cruelty in relation to Moose - that he would ensure she was placed in the stinkiest part of the site.

'If you puke, you puke,' he said.

'Taste of her own medicine': In May 2015, the lawman offered a woman who pepper-sprayed a Burger King employee in the face the option to get a taste of her own medicine by being 'pepper-sprayed' by her victim

'Vengeance': The assault suspect initially chose jail time, but then changed her mind. As it turned out, the pepper spray was actually water. Above, the woman is offered a tissue to wipe her eyes after the spraying

Attack: The woman is caught on CCTV attacking the male Burger King employee with a can of pepper spray

'I definitely didn’t think I’d be here [at a dump], but I’d rather be here than jail. I can't complain,' Morrow, whose alternative was to spend 90 days in jail, told Nightline while picking up litter.

Moose, who was found in an emaciated state, has now recovered and will shortly be adopted.

His former owner claimed he had been left in the dirt-filled house for only a week.

Also recently, Judge Cicconetti allowed Jordan Walsh - a young man who had pleaded guilty to stealing a bike - to ride a bike on behalf of a local charity instead of going to Lake County Jail.

Donning a bright yellow top, Walsh rode through his community to avoid spending 60 days in jail - a creative and unusual punishment that even his victim found to be a fitting one, Nightline reports.

'I can show people that I can do better in my community and show them I’m not just another person that will make a stupid mistake or do dumb decisions,' said Walsh, who was also ordered to complete another nine days of community work. 'And I want to show my community I can do better.'

Alternative sentence: Also recently, Judge Cicconetti allowed Jordan Walsh (far right) - a young man who had pleaded guilty to stealing a bike - to ride a bike on behalf of a local charity instead of going to Lake County Jail

Community service: Donning a bright yellow top, Walsh rode through his community to avoid spending 60 days in jail - a creative and unusual punishment that even his victim found to be a fitting one, it is reported

Humiliating: Another alternative Judge Cicconetti has handed down is making an 18-year-old man who stole porn from a shop sit outside the store wearing a blindfold, with a poster reading: 'See no evil' (above)

Other bizarre sentences Judge Cicconetti has handed down include getting a man who solicited a prostitute to dress up in a chicken suit and hold a humiliating sign, and making an 18-year-old who stole porn from a shop sit outside the store in a blindfold, with a poster reading: 'See no evil.'

In January 2013, the judge ordered drunk driver Jonathan Tarase, 27, to view the bodies of two people who were killed in other car accidents in a bid to prevent him from repeating the offense.

'This could have been an aggravated vehicular homicide,' Judge Cicconetti, who has been a municipal court judge since 1994, told WKYC.com at the time. 'It is a scared straight sentence.

'If we prevent one person because of this, driving under the influence, I've done something.'

And in May this year, the lawman offered a woman who pepper-sprayed a Burger King employee in the face the option to get a taste of her own medicine by being 'pepper-sprayed' by her victim.

Shocking: Judge Cicconetti recently ordered Alyssa Morrow to pick up garbage at the stinkiest part of a local dump after she left her seven-year-old dog, Moose, in her dirty house until he was emaciated (above)

'If you puke, you puke,' Judge Cicconetti told Morrow (pictured, left, at the dump). Right, Morrow's house

The assault suspect and mother of two initially chose jail time, but then changed her mind and went with the second option, which aimed to give her victim a 'feeling of vengeance'.

As it turned out, the pepper spray was actually water.

But Judge Cicconetti said: 'It scared the hell out of the defendant. It served its purpose.'

The judge also previously made a convict who called a police officer a pig stand next to a pig - and ordered two young people who were behind a hoax water rescue to stand in a baby pool.

He also made a woman who abandoned 35 kittens in a forest to spend the night in woodland, and told two teenagers who scribbled 666 on a statue of Jesus to lead a donkey through the streets.

'I make them up on the spot,' Judge Cicconetti, an Eagle Scout, told WKYC.com of his sentences.

Embarrassing: The man who was forced to dress in a chicken suit is pictured speaking to amused reporters while holding a sign featuring a chicken in a red circle with a line through it, and the words: 'Ranch in our city'

Interview: Speaking to Nightline, the lawman (above) insisted his creative justice approach works. He apparently has a 10 per cent repeat offense rate - compared to a higher national average of 75 per cent

Speaking to Nightline, the lawman insisted his creative justice approach works. He apparently has a 10 per cent repeat offense rate - compared to a much higher national average of 75 per cent.

'A judge can simply follow the law and if somebody committed the crime, here are the possible penalties,' Judge Cicconetti said. 'Sure, you can do that and you go home and you can rest easy.

'Or you can take each case a little more personal and still apply that same law.'

The judge, the oldest of nine siblings, graduated from St. Leo University in Florida.

His unusual approach to sentencing has gained him admirers from across the world.