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Historical Legal Documents Legal Research Guide

This guide provides resources for finding information about historical legal matters in Cincinnati and the state of Ohio.

Contact Us

The Law Library is open Courthouse hours, Monday-Friday, 8:00-4:00. 

For directions to the library, see our website. 

We cannot provide research by phone or email, except for governmental officials and subscribers.  Please come into the library for research guidance and self-help.

In person: Hamilton County Courthouse 1000 Main Street, 6th floor Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

By phone: 513.946.5300

On the web.

By fax: 513.946.5252

By email.

Contact Information for Courts

Hamilton County Municipal Court
1000 Main Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513.946.6464
 

Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas (General Division)
1000 Main Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513.946.5800
 

Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas (Domestic Relations Division)
800 Broadway
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513.946.9000
 

Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas (Juvenile Division)
800 Broadway
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513.946.9200
 

Hamilton County Court of Common Please (Probate Division)
William Howard Taft Center
230 East Ninth Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513.946.3580
 

Ohio Court of Claims
The Ohio Judicial Center
65 South Front Street,
Third Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 800.824.8263
 

Court of Appeals
First Appellate District
William Howard Taft Law Center
12th Floor
230 East Ninth Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202-2138
Phone: 513.946.3500
Fax: 513.946.3412
 

Supreme Court of Ohio
65 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614.387.9000