Office: For Judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
Term Beginning 2/12/2021
Age: 65
Residence: Cincinnati
Email:
Website: JudgeEthnaCooper.com
Social Media: Facebook@JudgeEthnaCooper; Twitter@JudgeCooper1
Occupation: Judge, Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division; Presiding Judge, Hamilton County Felony Veterans Treatment Court
Education: A.B., Smith College, Northampton, MA; J.D., University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN; Instruction Program for Lawyers Mediation Training, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
Work Experience: Trial Attorney/Partner 1980 – 2001; Judge 2001 – present
Family: Married with 3 children, 1 grandchild
Affiliations: Ohio Judicial College, Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association, Potter Stewart Inn of Court, Ohio State Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, Cincinnati Bar Association (Trustee 2012-2016), Notre Dame Club of Greater Cincinnati, Saint John Fisher Parish
Endorsements: Equality Cincinnati, Fraternal Order of Police Queen City Lodge 69, Cincinnati Right to Life, Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local 392
Bar Association Ratings: N/A
(1) List your judicial experience (courts and years)
Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge 2001-2003 Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas 2003 – present; Presiding and Administrative Judge 2014; Assistant Presiding and Administrative Judge 2013, 2019, 2020 Presiding Judge, Hamilton County Felony Veterans Treatment Court 2011 – present Acting Judge, Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, 2011
(2) What about your non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?
I was in private practice as a trial attorney for 21 years before assuming the bench.
(3) Why are you running for this particular court seat?
I want to continue to serve the citizens of Hamilton County by maintaining and enhancing an independent judiciary, and to use my years of experience on the bench to advance the goals of the courts of Ohio. In my courtroom, everyone who appears is treated equally, fairly, and with respect. Period.
I also want to continue to serve our Veterans through the Felony Veterans Treatment Court. The Veterans Court is my way of helping those who served and protected us.