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Alan C. Triggs

OH · Judge, Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division

Hamilton County Common Pleas judge since 2021 and earlier a Hamilton County Municipal Court judge. He was a Cincinnati city prosecutor for 3 years and a municipal court magistrate for 11 years.

Track record

Track record — General

General · 6 records
  • Received the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers endorsement for his common pleas judgeship, listed by 2026-09-22.

    September 22, 2026

    Source: oh.aft.org

  • Recused himself from a Hamilton County murder trial after citing a conflict on 2025-10-28.

    October 28, 2025

    Source: fox19.com

  • Agreed to return grand jury transcripts and withhold their release after prosecutors appealed his order on 2025-09-11.

    September 11, 2025

    Source: fox19.com

  • Was allowed to remain on two Cincinnati police cases after Ohio's chief justice rejected a recusal request on 2021-06-21.

    June 21, 2021

    Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov

  • Represented breath-test maker CMI when a Kentucky appeals court upheld denial of a request for its software code on 2015-02-27.

    February 27, 2015

    Source: law.justia.com

  • Served as Cincinnati's assistant prosecutor in a DUI case where the court upheld a traffic stop on 2000-06-21.

    June 21, 2000

    Source: caselaw.findlaw.com

Track record — Impartiality

Impartiality · 1 unfavorable
  • Was removed from the restaurant lease case by Ohio's chief justice over concerns about apparent fairness on 2025-01-30.

    January 30, 2025Unfavorable on Impartiality

    Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov

Track record — Legal Competence

Legal Competence · 2 unfavorable
  • Had his $40,521.94 penalty against a lawyer and clients reversed for lack of evidence of intentional delay on 2024-11-06.

    November 6, 2024Unfavorable on Legal Competence

    Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov

  • Had his ruling for a restaurant landlord reversed because disputed facts required a trial on 2022-11-18.

    November 18, 2022Unfavorable on Legal Competence

    Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov

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