Office: Hamilton County – Hamilton County Common Pleas Court,
General Division
Age: 53
Residence: Cincinnati, OH
Email: curt@judgehartman.com
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Occupation: Judge, Hamilton County Common Pleas Court
Education: B.S., United States Naval Academy; M.A., Georgetown
University; J.D., Vanderbilt Law School
Work Experience: Prior to assuming the bench as a judge, I had over 22
years of private law practice involving both civil and criminal matters,
as well as practicing at all levels of the state and federal courts,
including before the U.S. Supreme Court. Additionally, I served in the
United States Navy as a nuclear-trained officer on board a fast-attack
submarine.
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(1) List your judicial experience (courts and years):
Since 2017, I have served as a judge on the Hamilton County Common
Pleas Court, presiding over multi-million dollar civil cases and felony
criminal matters, including murder cases, rapes, and significant drug related
offenses.
(2) What about your non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a
judge?
I have a broad background that provides me the experience and insight
to continue to serve the people of Hamilton County in the fair and
impartial administration of justice. As part of my 22 years of the private
practice of law prior to assuming the bench as a judge, I served as law
clerk for a federal court of appeals judge. I then worked for two major
law firms in Cincinnati, dealing predominately with complex civil cases.
Opening my own law practice in 2002, I then had nearly 15 years of
representing and advising individuals and small family businesses.
Through my private law practice, I was involved in a variety of criminal
and civil matters, including trials and appeals. Through this broad
private practice of law, I better understand and appreciate the
significant impact, both financially and emotionally, that being involved
in any manner in the legal system has on both individuals and
businesses. It is something I think about and appreciate in each case
that comes before me to working to ensure a fair and timely resolution.
(3) Why are you running for this particular court seat?
I want to continue to serve the people of Hamilton County in ensuring
the predictability, stability and accountability provided by the law.
Through my broad and extensive background, I bring the experience
and insight necessary to ensure the fair and impartial administration of
justice, while also recognizing and appreciating that matters that come
before the courts are not simply theoretical exercises.
Instead, the cases, both criminal and civil, involve real individuals for
whom the decisions that I make have a direct personal impact upon
them, their families and others, as well as effecting society as a whole.
Attorneys from across the political spectrum who practice before me
and support keeping me on the bench recognize and acknowledge the
fairness, respectfulness and commitment I have to doing the right thing
in each case before me. I have proven myself worthy of this high office
and wish to continue my commitment to the law and to the people of
Hamilton County.