This Is Not a Court or Government Office. Hamilton County Court Docket cannot retrieve official files, alter or reset court dates, issue certified copies, remove or seal a record, or provide legal advice. Those functions belong to the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts, the court that holds the case, or the applicable city, Probate, Juvenile, or federal records office.
Need an Official Docket or Record?
For adult Hamilton County records, use the court division and request route that matches the case. The Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Records Search covers the Clerk's Common Pleas General, Municipal, Domestic Relations, and First District appeal divisions. Probate and Juvenile use separate court channels, and a city citation can name a Mayor's Court rather than the County Clerk.
- A docket or case history: begin with Docket Search and select the appropriate Clerk division.
- A court date or setting: use the clerk schedule routes and the confirmation steps in Court Schedule.
- A certified copy or identified filing: use the Clerk request process described in Court Case Records.
- A traffic or Municipal criminal matter: review the division-specific routes in Traffic Court.
- A city court citation: use the court named on the citation, then the relevant city record route if it is not yet a Hamilton County Municipal case.
For Common Pleas Civil and Criminal records, the verified primary Clerk counter is Hamilton County Clerk of Courts, Common Pleas Civil and Criminal, Room 315, 1000 Main Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. The Clerk lists regular weekday hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and a main number of 513-946-5699. Civil case information is listed at 513-946-5638 and felony case information at 513-946-5648. Confirm the division, counter, and current hours before visiting.