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Attention Panel Attorneys
Effective Jan. 2, 2025, Hamilton County Juvenile Court will manage the panels for Attorneys seeking to represent parents and serve in the role of a guardian ad litem in dependency cases. If you are currently a panel attorney please complete the renewal packet. If you would like to apply to become a panel attorney, please complete the application packet and background check and return them to the Court. Applications will be accepted throughout the year.
The mission of Hamilton County Juvenile Court in Cincinnati, Ohio is to build trust by being transparent, efficient, proactive, respectful, and positive in everything we do. Our goal is to help all who enter our doors navigate the HCJC system, providing the highest quality service leading to the best possible outcome for every family and child we serve and for the safety of our community.
Our judges and magistrates decide cases with children as the subject of legal complaints. Those cases include:
Numerous community stakeholders and agencies give their time and expertise to enhance the lives of Court-involved youth, connecting them to services and supports as well as educational and developmental opportunities.
Hamilton County Juvenile Court does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, disability or age in the delivery of services.
Artwork featured on this website was created by Youth Center residents under the direction of Cincinnati Public Schools Art Teacher Penelope Harris and Patricia Clark Roper, with students from Heritage Hill School.
Courtrooms & Administrative Offices
(includes Clerk’s Office, Probation, and Help Center)
800 Broadway St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-946-9200
Youth Center
2020 Auburn Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45219
513-946-2600
Assessment Center
264 William Howard Taft Road, Cincinnati, OH 45219
513-946-7653
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