Who is running for Judge, Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (Full term commencing 2-10-2027) in 2026?

Judge, Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division

Alan C. Triggs has been a Hamilton County Common Pleas judge since February 10, 2021, after winning election in November 2020; before that he was elected to the Hamilton County Municipal Court for a term beginning January 3, 2018²³. He served 11 years as a Municipal Court magistrate and three years as an assistant Cincinnati city prosecutor³. 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, General Division, since February 10, 2021; current term ends February 9, 2027²
• Judge, Hamilton County Municipal Court, elected for the term beginning January 3, 2018³
• Magistrate, Hamilton County Municipal Court, 11 years³
• Assistant City of Cincinnati Prosecutor, 3 years³
• LLM, Concord Law School (2012); JD, University of Akron School of Law (1994); undergraduate degree, Memphis State University (1991); Walnut Hills High School (1988)³
• Elected to the Municipal Court in 2017 for a term beginning January 3, 2018, then elected to the Court of Common Pleas in November 2020 for a term commencing February 10, 2021³². Nominated in the Democratic primary for re-election in 2026¹⁴.
• 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 Alan C. Triggs, 97 respondents reported contact. Of those, the share rating the candidate Excellent: administrative diligence 34%, communication skills 37%, community engagement 39%, integrity/impartiality/objectivity 35%, legal experience 39%, professionalism/temperament 35%. The share rating Below Average, in the same order: 18%, 16%, 8%, 22%, 11%, 31%⁵⁶.

Attorney in private practice, Cincinnati

Dennis Charles Mahoney is a Cincinnati attorney admitted to the Ohio bar in 1990 and also licensed in Kentucky, whose listed practice areas include personal injury, mass torts and civil rights; directory listings show him as a partner at O'Connor, Acciani & Levy²³. He earned his law degree at Northern Kentucky University's Salmon P. Chase College of Law². He is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the Common Pleas General Division term commencing February 10, 2027¹. Ohio prints no party next to judicial candidates on the general election ballot, so this race is nonpartisan on the ballot.

• Attorney in private practice; directory listings show him as a partner at O'Connor, Acciani & Levy, Cincinnati, with practice areas in personal injury, mass torts, civil rights and accident cases²³
• Admitted to the Ohio bar in 1990; also admitted in Kentucky²
• JD, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University²
• Not a sitting judge. Nominated in the Republican primary for the 2026 election and included on the county Republican Party's judicial slate¹⁴.
• 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 Dennis Charles Mahoney, 39 respondents reported contact. Of those, the share rating the candidate Excellent: administrative diligence 23%, communication skills 41%, community engagement 15%, integrity/impartiality/objectivity 46%, legal experience 59%, professionalism/temperament 49%. The share rating Below Average, in the same order: 21%, 18%, 8%, 15%, 10%, 18%⁵⁶.