Judge, Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division

Betsy Sundermann is a judge of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division, elected in November 2022 for a term that began January 16, 2023 and runs through January 15, 2029²³. She is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the General Division term commencing January 2, 2027¹. Her campaign website could not be reached on 2026-09-30, so her pre-bench career is not described here. Ohio prints no party next to judicial candidates on the general election ballot, so this race is nonpartisan on the ballot.

• Judge, Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division, since January 16, 2023²³
• Elected to the Domestic Relations Division in November 2022; term January 16, 2023 through January 15, 2029². Nominated in the Republican primary for the 2026 General Division race¹⁴.
• Bar poll: Cincinnati Bar Association 2026 Hamilton County Judicial Candidate Poll. The CBA describes it as a confidential, nonpartisan survey sent to its active attorney members (the results sheet says 2,500 members of the Cincinnati legal community); 170 members responded, rating only candidates they had contact with in the past four years, on six categories, with a stated margin of error of plus or minus 4 percent. It is a non-binding member survey of attorney opinion, not an endorsement or a rating by the bar association. For Betsy Sundermann, 70 respondents reported contact. Of those, the share rating the candidate Excellent: administrative diligence 24%, communication skills 29%, community engagement 21%, integrity/impartiality/objectivity 31%, legal experience 29%, professionalism/temperament 30%. The share rating Below Average, in the same order: 40%, 30%, 24%, 36%, 39%, 41%⁵⁶.