Wende C. Cross
OH · Judge, Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
Hamilton County Common Pleas judge since 2021. She was a juvenile court magistrate from 2012 to 2021 and a federal prosecutor in Ohio and Kentucky.
Where Wende C. Cross stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Published an opinion urging fair-chance hiring and support services for people returning from prison.
May 1, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: aol.com
Track record — General
General · 13 records
Received the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers' endorsement for Hamilton County Common Pleas Court.
September 22, 2026
Source: oh.aft.org
Convened a Common Pleas judges' meeting to vote on closing four neighborhood probation substations.
September 4, 2025
Source: fox19.com
Received the Cincinnati NAACP's Wright-Overstreet Memorial Award for her community and civil-rights service.
October 5, 2024
Source: cincinnatinaacp.com
Granted Marty Levingston a new murder trial after concerns about jailhouse-informant testimony and undisclosed evidence.
March 28, 2024
Source: yahoo.com
Was appointed Hamilton County Common Pleas Court's administrative and presiding judge for 2024.
March 1, 2024
Source: nawj.org
Sentenced John and Katherine Snyder to 29 years to life and 31 years to life for murdering their adopted son and abusing other children.
November 30, 2023
Source: fox19.com
Excluded a deceased officer's prior testimony from Elwood Jones's retrial because Jones had lacked adequate cross-examination.
October 18, 2023
Source: cases.justia.com
Approved a $3.28 million class settlement refunding people who paid Cincinnati's unlawful alarm-registration tax.
December 21, 2022
Source: finneylawfirm.com
Was named to lead Hamilton County's new Re-Entry Docket, a court program for people returning from prison.
June 28, 2022
Source: hamiltoncountycourts.org
Certified residential and commercial taxpayer classes seeking refunds of Cincinnati's unlawful alarm-registration tax.
April 22, 2022
Source: finneylawfirm.com
Awarded Cincinnati a $552,784 judgment against Blue Tide Partners over unpaid water bills and building-code citations.
July 7, 2021
Source: wcpo.com
Argued Terrence Smith's federal drug-case appeal; the Sixth Circuit upheld his conviction and 20-year sentence.
December 2, 2008
Source: opn.ca6.uscourts.gov
Prosecuted a federal tax-evasion case against Hamilton market owner Osama Nassar, who pleaded guilty.
January 8, 2004
Source: justice.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 3 favorable
Had her exclusion of a deceased officer's testimony from Elwood Jones's retrial affirmed by the First District Court of Appeals.
August 29, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: cases.justia.com
Granted Elwood Jones a new murder trial after finding withheld evidence and new scientific evidence undermined his conviction.
December 20, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
Defended Frederick Purcell in an appeal that upheld suppression of a firearm found in an unlawful warrantless bag search.
May 29, 2008Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: opn.ca6.uscourts.gov
Past race Wende C. Cross ran in:
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas, General Division - Full Term Commencing 02/12/2027 · November 3, 2026 · Hamilton County, Ohio · incumbent