Chris Wagner
OH · Judge, Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
Hamilton County Common Pleas judge since January 2021 and presiding judge of the county Veterans Treatment Court. He was earlier chief of compliance for the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 10 records
Received the Hamilton County Democratic Party endorsement for his common pleas judgeship, verified on 2026-09-27.
September 27, 2026
Source: hamiltoncountydems.org
Had that NCAA injunction stayed on appeal; Ohio’s Supreme Court declined to restore it on 2026-09-23.
September 23, 2026
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
Received the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers endorsement for his common pleas judgeship, listed by 2026-09-22.
September 22, 2026
Source: oh.aft.org
Blocked the NCAA from applying its new eligibility rule to athletes who finished high school in 2022 on 2026-07-09.
July 9, 2026
Source: fox19.com
Sentenced Alto Miles to 36 to 40 years after a plea to four involuntary manslaughter counts on 2025-05-02.
May 2, 2025
Source: fox19.com
Sentenced Sean Donovan to nine to ten-and-a-half years after rejecting a self-defense claim on 2024-07-03.
July 3, 2024
Source: aol.com
As administrative judge, urged residents to verify jury-duty calls after scammers demanded payments on 2023-09-11.
September 11, 2023
Source: hamiltoncountycourts.org
Removed the COVID-19 vaccination condition from that probation order after the defense challenged his authority on 2021-08-31.
August 31, 2021
Source: wcpo.com
Ordered a man on fentanyl probation to receive a COVID-19 vaccine on 2021-08-04.
August 4, 2021
Source: cbsnews.com
Joined the federal prosecution team on a $6.7 million mortgage fraud indictment announced on 2010-01-29.
January 29, 2010
Source: archives.fbi.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 2 favorable · 1 unfavorable
Served on a special prosecution of child abuse convictions upheld by an Ohio appeals court on 2011-08-26.
August 26, 2011Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
Represented the University of Cincinnati when an appeals court upheld contempt convictions for violating its campus injunction on 2009-09-02.
September 2, 2009Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
Had two heroin convictions in a Cuyahoga case he handled vacated for insufficient evidence on 2005-04-28.
April 28, 2005Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
Past race Chris Wagner ran in:
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas, General Division - Full Term Commencing 01/04/2027 · November 3, 2026 · Hamilton County, Ohio · incumbent