Hamilton County, Ohio

Courts, legal aid, and legal guides in Hamilton County.

Hamilton County is Ohio's third most populous county and anchors Cincinnati — southwest Ohio's principal legal market. The Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas at 1000 Main Street handles civil, criminal, and general matters. Cincinnati hosts the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (Cincinnati Division), the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (primary seat, at the Potter Stewart Courthouse), and the University of Cincinnati College of Law. The economy combines consumer products (Procter & Gamble HQ), healthcare (UC Health, Cincinnati Children's), finance (Fifth Third Bank HQ), manufacturing, and logistics (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport).