Clermont County, Ohio

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Probate/Juvenile Division

One candidate is tracked for Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Probate/Juvenile Division on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Nathan M. Little. Candidate information follows official Clermont County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Ohio judicial candidates print on the November ballot without a party label. One full term commencing Feb. 9, 2027. Nathan M. Little faces no Democratic candidate; the certified Nov. 3, 2026 election notice lists "No Valid Petition Filed" for the Democratic line. Little currently serves as a Clermont County Municipal Court judge, not on the Probate/Juvenile bench, per the Municipal Court's official site.

What this office does

Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.

This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. One name is on the ballot for this seat.

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Nathan M. Little

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Biography

Nathan M. Little currently serves as a judge of the Clermont County Municipal Court, appointed by Gov. Mike DeWine in 2024, and is running for the county's Probate/Juvenile Court judgeship, per the Municipal Court's official site. He earned his J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law in 2009 and previously served as a magistrate in the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas' Domestic Relations Division and as a partner at the law firm Combs, Schaefer, Ball & Little, practicing business law, real estate, probate and civil litigation, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Nathan M. Little.

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Candidate roster from official Clermont County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles

Nathan M. Little, full profile Official Ohio election office