Butler County, Ohio (Judicial)

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Butler County is located within the Twelfth District Court of Appeals.

The people of Butler County are served by a Court of Common Pleas and three County Courts.

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has jurisdiction in Butler County. Appeals from the Southern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.

# Judges[edit]

Butler County, Ohio

## Court of Common Pleas[edit]

### Butler County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

### General Division[edit]

* Daniel E. Haughey
* Jennifer Muench-McElfresh
* Michael A. Oster
* Noah E. Powers II
* Keith M. Spaeth[1]

* Greg Stephens

### Domestic Relations Division[edit]

* Barbara Carter
* Margot Halcomb

### Probate Division[edit]

* Randy T. Rogers[2]

### Juvenile Division[edit]

* Ronald R. Craft
* Kathleen Dobrozsi Romans[3]

## Muncipal Courts[edit]

### Middletown Municipal Court, Ohio

### Hamilton Municipal Court, Ohio

### Fairfield Municipal Court, Ohio

# Elections[edit]

See also: Ohio judicial elections

Ohio is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Ohio, click here.

* Ohio local trial court judicial elections, 2025
* Ohio local trial court judicial elections, 2024
* Ohio local trial court judicial elections, 2023
* Ohio local trial court judicial elections, 2022
* Ohio local trial court judicial elections, 2021
* Ohio local trial court judicial elections, 2020
* Ohio local trial court judicial elections, 2019
* Ohio local trial court judicial elections, 2018
* Ohio local trial court judicial elections, 2017
* Ohio local trial court judicial elections, 2016
* Ohio judicial elections, 2014
* Ohio judicial elections, 2013
* Ohio judicial elections, 2012
* Ohio judicial elections, 2011
* Ohio judicial elections, 2010

## Election rules[edit]

### Primary election[edit]

In Ohio, primary elections serve to nominate a candidate of a political party for election to an office. The winners of each party's primary go on to face each other in the general election. Primaries are held "on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May of each year except in years in which a presidential primary election is held."[4]

## See also[edit]

* Ohio counties
* Courts in Ohio

## External links[edit]

* Butler County, Ohio website (dead link)

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Butler County Court of Common Pleas, "General Information"
2. ↑ Butler County Probate Court
3. ↑ Butler County, "Juvenile Justice Center"
4. ↑ Ohio Revised Code, "3501.01 Election Procedure - Election Officials Definitions," accessed September 13, 2017

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