{"id":2448,"date":"2015-11-22T01:15:28","date_gmt":"2015-11-22T01:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/?page_id=2448"},"modified":"2026-02-17T15:19:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:19:56","slug":"common-pleas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/common-pleas\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Pleas, General Division"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row \">\n<div class=\"span3 \"><div><\/div>\n<h3><div class=\"spacer\"><\/div><!-- .spacer (end) --><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/parking-and-map\/\">Maps &amp; Parking<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-CP-Holiday-Closing-List.pdf\">Common Pleas Holiday Closure Schedule 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-CP-Holiday-Closing-List.pdf\">Common Pleas Holiday Closure Schedule 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/employment\/\">Employment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/courthouse-attire\/\">Security &amp; Etiquette<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/become-a-poll-worker\/\">Become a Poll Worker<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/links\/\">Frequent Links<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>NEW! -<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Klhl_FfV-QA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ensuring Fairness Video<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"span9 \"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0a0ac2;\"><strong>Mission Statement<\/strong>: As an equal and independent branch of government the Judges of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, acting with integrity, shall provide a safe, accessible, transparent, efficient, and impartial system of justice by fairly resolving disputes, respecting the public interest, and preserving individual rights while maintaining the rule of law<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"address-bar\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/flip-book\/e68f9ae68e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21942\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-Header-Biennial-Report.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1077\" height=\"536\" \/><\/a>1000 Main Street Room 410 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><!-- .row (end) -->\n<div class=\"row \">\n<div class=\"span3 \"><\/div>\n<div class=\"span9 \"><h3><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0a0ac2;\"><strong>Diversity, Equity, &amp; Inclusion Statement<\/strong>: Our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility drives us forward to better.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row no-left-margin\">\n<div class=\"gold-box\">\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Judges\" href=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/common-pleas-judges\/\">JUDGES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Administration\" href=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/court-administration\/\">ADMINISTRATION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution\" href=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/mediation-alternative-dispute-resolution\/\">MEDIATION AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Magistrates\" href=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/common-pleas-magistrates-2\/\">COMMON PLEAS MAGISTRATES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Jury Commission\" href=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/jury-commission\/\">JURY COMMISSION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Assignment Commission\" href=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/assignment-commissioner\/\">ASSIGNMENT COMMISSION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" title=\"Local Rules\" href=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/local-rules\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">LOCAL RULES<\/span> (Click to View Rules Available for Public Comment)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Probation\" href=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/common-pleas-probation\/\">PROBATION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Specialized Docket\" href=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/specialized-dockets-common-pleas\/\">SPECIALIZED DOCKETS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/virtual-help-center\/\">VIRTUAL HELP CENTER<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/pretrial-services\/\">PRETRIAL SERVICES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CourtTechnologyPlan.pdf\">TECHNOLOGY PLAN<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">**Scam Warning: Scammers are actively impersonating personnel of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, Electronic Monitoring Unit and\/or the Clerk of Courts, to call families of incarcerated individuals, claiming a fee is needed for immediate release via an electronic GPS ankle monitor. These fraudulent calls use spoofed numbers and often publicly available arrest records, demanding quick, non-traceable payments through Zelle, Venmo or Cash App. Hamilton County will never require payment of a fee for electronic monitoring services prior to release from the Justice Center. If you have received one of these suspicious phone calls, please contact the Electronic Monitoring Unit (EMU) at <a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"tel:5139469800\">513-946-9800<\/a> to verify the information.**<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0a0ac2;\"><strong>Pledge of Fairness<\/strong>: The fundamental mission of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas is to provide a fair and impartial forum for the resolution of disputes according to the rule of law.\u00a0 The Judges and staff of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas therefore make this pledge to each litigant, defendant, victim, witness, juror, and person involved in a court proceeding: Fairness includes the opportunity to be heard, the chance to have the court process explained, and the right to be treated with respect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Klhl_FfV-QA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gold-box\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SC-Delayed-Case-Card.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19015\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SC-Delayed-Case-Card.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"245\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.ohio.gov\/courts\/services-to-courts\/case-management-section\/case-inquiry-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19014 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/QR-Code-for-SC.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"232\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:cpwebmaster@cms.hamilton-co.org\">Email the Common Pleas Webmaster<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <!-- .row (end) --><\/div>\n<\/div><!-- .row (end) -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-fullwidth-subpage.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2448","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2448"}],"version-history":[{"count":172,"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21948,"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2448\/revisions\/21948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}