>HOURS & LOCATION
Hours:
Monday - Friday*
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM**
*Except Legal Holidays
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Click for Magistrate Schedule
** All filings must be submitted by 3:45 PM
Location:
William Howard Taft Center
230 East Ninth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
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Holiday Hours
2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | November 5, 2019 | Election Day | Closed at Noon (12:00 P.M.) | |
| Monday | November 11, 2019 | Veterans Day | Closed Entire Day | |
| Thursday | November 28, 2019 | Thanksgiving Day | Closed Entire Day | |
| Friday | November 29, 2019 | Day after Thanksgiving Day | Closed Entire Day | |
| Tuesday | December 24, 2019 | Christmas Eve | Closed at Noon (12:00 P.M.) | |
| Wednesday | December 25, 2019 | Christmas Day | Closed Entire Day | |
| Tuesday | December 31, 2019 | New Years Eve | Closed at Noon (12:00 P.M.) | |
2020 | ||||
| Wednesday | January 1, 2020 | New Years Day | Closed Entire Day | |
| Monday | January 20, 2020 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Closed Entire Day | |
| Monday | February 17, 2020 | President's Day | Closed Entire Day | |
| Friday | April 10, 2020 | Good Friday | Closed at Noon (12:00 P.M.) | |
| Monday | May 25, 2020 | Memorial Day | Closed Entire Day | |
| Friday | July 3, 2020 | Independence Day (Observed) | Closed Entire Day | |
| Monday | September 7, 2020 | Labor Day | Closed Entire Day | |
| Tuesday | November 3, 2020 | Election Day | Closed at Noon (12:00 P.M.) | |
| Wednesday | November 11, 2020 | Veterans Day | Closed Entire Day | |
| Thursday | November 26, 2020 | Thanksgiving Day | Closed Entire Day | |
| Friday | November 27, 2020 | Day After Thanksgiving Day | Closed Entire Day | |
| Thursday | December 24, 2020 | Christmas Eve | Closed at Noon (12:00 P.M.) | |
| Friday | December 25, 2020 | Christmas Day | Closed Entire Day | |
| Thursday | December 31, 2020 | New Years Eve | Closed at Noon (12:00 P.M.) | |
MAGISTRATE SCHEDULE
Magistrates are available (except for vacations, etc.), for scheduled or unscheduled matters, according to the following schedule:
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Hearings | Paul Rattermann | Karen Rosen | Elizabeth Sundermann | Karen Rosen | Elizabeth Sundermann |
| Kendal Coes | Rogena Stargel | Kendal Coes | Rogena Stargel | Paul Rattermann | |
| Walk-Ins | Rogena Stargel | Elizabeth Sundermann | Paul Rattermann*** | Paul Rattermann | Rogena Stargel |
| Karen Rosen | Kendal Coes | Karen Rosen | Elizabeth Sundermann | Kendal Coes |
The magistrates will typically be absent for lunch during the following times:
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 - 1:00 P.M. | Coes Rosen Rattermann Stargel | Coes Rosen Stargel Sundermann | Coes Rattermann Stargel Sundermann | Rosen Rattermann Stargel Sundermann | Coes Rosen Rattermann Sundermann |
| 1:00 - 2:00 P.M. | Sundermann | Rattermann | Rosen | Coes | Stargel |
If a case is assigned to a magistrate, you must see the assigned magistrate on an available day for that matter. A magistrate may not be available on a day of scheduled hearings. There are limited exceptions for the opening of an estate as well as for the appointment of an appraiser, obtaining an inventory hearing date and approving the sale or transfer of a motor vehicle. Any magistrate can approve these filings.
Note: All magistrates are in a magistrates' meeting from 8:00 - 9:00 every Monday morning.
*** Paul Rattermann will be hearing the Citation docket every Wednesday at 9:30 A.M.