Who is running for Judge, Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (Full term commencing 2-11-2027) in 2026?

Magistrate, Hamilton County Juvenile Court

Latoya S. Maley is a full-time magistrate in the Delinquency Division of the Hamilton County Juvenile Court, a position she began on January 12, 2023²³. She is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the Common Pleas General Division term commencing February 11, 2027¹. No campaign website or detailed public biography was found in the sources reviewed. Ohio prints no party next to judicial candidates on the general election ballot, so this race is nonpartisan on the ballot.

• Magistrate, Hamilton County Juvenile Court, Delinquency Division, full time, since January 12, 2023²³
• Not a sitting judge. Nominated in the Democratic primary for the 2026 election¹⁴.
• 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 Latoya S. Maley, 33 respondents reported contact. Of those, the share rating the candidate Excellent: administrative diligence 30%, communication skills 39%, community engagement 30%, integrity/impartiality/objectivity 27%, legal experience 24%, professionalism/temperament 33%. The share rating Below Average, in the same order: 30%, 27%, 21%, 30%, 33%, 36%⁵⁶.

Judge, Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division

Robert A. Goering has been a Hamilton County Common Pleas judge since February 11, 2021, after winning election in November 2020²⁵. He served as Hamilton County Treasurer from 1991 until his election to the bench and presided over the county Board of Revision, and he practiced debt and bankruptcy law at Goering & Goering³⁴. He teaches bankruptcy as an adjunct at NKU's Chase College of Law⁴. 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 11, 2021; current term ends February 10, 2027²
• Hamilton County Treasurer from 1991 through his 2020 election; president of the Hamilton County Board of Revision each year as treasurer, overseeing about 95,000 quasi-judicial real estate valuation complaints³
• Partner, Goering & Goering, practicing debt and bankruptcy matters for individuals and small businesses⁴
• Adjunct professor teaching bankruptcy at Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University, since 2005³⁴
• JD, Chase College of Law (May 1986); BA cum laude, Denison University (May 1982)³
• Elected in November 2020, defeating incumbent Judge Thomas O. Beridon, for a term commencing February 11, 2021⁵². Nominated in the Republican primary for re-election in 2026¹⁶.
• 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 Robert A. Goering, 98 respondents reported contact. Of those, the share rating the candidate Excellent: administrative diligence 65%, communication skills 58%, community engagement 42%, integrity/impartiality/objectivity 68%, legal experience 64%, professionalism/temperament 68%. The share rating Below Average, in the same order: 2%, 4%, 5%, 5%, 3%, 4%⁷⁸.