Hamilton County has added two magistrates with two Superior Court judges coming next year to speed up the legal process for people in the system.

The docket has buy-in from other Hamilton County Common Pleas Court judges and the Ohio Department of Corrections. Cross said she hopes other judges will take up similar dockets.

The Hamilton County Drug Treatment and Recovery Court is getting $2.7 million in federal grants to provide people facing nonviolent felony charges help for substance abuse issues.

The cost of going to court in Hamilton County will go up for almost everyone starting April 1. County commissioners approved cost increases tied to litigation and records management Wednesday ...

Deborah Fisher is executive director of Tennessee Coalition for Open Government, which tracks access to public records and advocates for open government. Hamilton County government has found a new ...

Former Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge Tom Greenholtz is one of three finalists to fill Sharon Lee's seat on the Tennessee Supreme Court when she retires Aug. 31.