Hamilton County Juvenile Court has scheduled its second “Safe Surrender Day,” designed to give people with an outstanding juvenile warrant the opportunity to address the charge and make a fresh start. The next Safe Surrender Day is Tuesday April 23 from 8:30am to 3pm at 800 Broadway. Anyone with an outstanding juvenile delinquency warrant is …Read More

The Request for Proposals (RFP) deadline to identify a new provider or providers for Hillcrest Academy has passed. Five applications were submitted to assist Hamilton County Juvenile Court with the re-opening and operation of Hillcrest, a residential treatment and educational program for Court-involved kids. The Court is creating a new model for Hillcrest that will …Read More

Four young people currently being held at the Youth Detention Center are the first juvenile graduates in Hamilton County of an innovative program sponsored by Aramark, the Center’s food service provider. The IN2WORK program teaches incarcerated men and women the fundamentals of working in a food service or retail warehouse environment. Combined with practical work …Read More

Sarah Keffer, pictured left, with the 2023 Juvenile Court summer interns Hamilton County Juvenile Court (HCJC) is looking for dynamic, public-minded, law school students for its 2024 Summer program. Selected interns will work with various Court personnel for eight weeks, including working directly with Administrative Judge Kari Bloom and Judge Stacey DeGraffenreid. Interns also work …Read More

If you have an outstanding warrant in Hamilton County Juvenile Court you can address the charge and start fresh in 2024! The Court is sponsoring a Safe Surrender Day on Tuesday Jan. 9 from 8:30am to 3pm at 800 Broadway. Anyone with an outstanding warrant in Juvenile Court is strongly encouraged to participate. As one …Read More

Hamilton County Juvenile Court (HCJC) has issued its Request for Proposal (RFP) to identify a new provider or providers to re-open and operate Hillcrest Academy. A read-only copy of the RFP may be accessed here. The Court is creating a new model for Hillcrest that will bring together the highest quality provider or providers to …Read More

Hamilton County Juvenile Court, in partnership with Cincinnati Children’s division of adolescent medicine, will sponsor a Teen Wellness Day on Saturday Oct. 28. Children’s mobile van will be on site at the Youth Center, 2020 Auburn Ave., from 10am until 2pm. The public is welcome and encouraged to register and attend this free event specifically …Read More

Thanks to one of our own, the Court has updated all of the forms on our website to make the filing process easier. Dorothea Miller is the Court’s Deputy Clerk Trainer. Every day, she is on the frontline with our clients. Over her 21 years with the Court, she has watched families struggle with complicated …Read More

Many people lack the means to afford legal representation in Court. Advice and guidance from an attorney can make a huge difference in the outcome of a case, especially for children whose parents are involved in a custody situation. Of the nearly 20,000 cases filed in Juvenile Court in 2022, more than two-thirds involved a …Read More

When circumstances lead a child to our Youth Detention Center, it’s a near certainty that they’ve already faced a multitude of challenges in their short lives. While detained, they have the opportunity to overcome at least one of those challenges; full participation in their education. On Aug. 29, for the first time since COVID, the …Read More