Leah Dinkelacker
Republican Incumbent
Biography
Leah Dinkelacker is a sitting Hamilton County Common Pleas judge, per the board of elections schedule of elected offices.
Hamilton County, Ohio
Hamilton Common Pleas Judge Unexpired Term B
Hamilton County, Ohio
Hamilton Common Pleas Judge Unexpired Term B
2 candidates are tracked for Hamilton Common Pleas Judge Unexpired Term B on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Leah Dinkelacker and Manisha Kotian. Candidate information follows official Hamilton County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Judicial candidates appear without party labels on Ohio ballots; parties shown are from the May primary nominations, per the county board of elections certified list. Unexpired term ending January 14, 2029.
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. The sitting officeholder, Leah Dinkelacker, is on the ballot.