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Judge Niehaus

ERIK D. NIEHAUS
JUDGE, JUVENILE DIVISION
BUTLER COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
280 N. Fair Avenue - Hamilton, Ohio 45011 - (513)887-3318
 

Experience
  • Judge, Juvenile Division, Butler County Court of Common Pleas (2021)
  • Magistrate, Juvenile Division, Butler County Court of Common Pleas (2018-2020)
  • Private Practice - Rittgers & Rittgers (2017-2020)
  • Private Practice - Haughey & Niehaus (2014-2017)
  • Visiting Assistant Professor - Miami University - (2016-2020)
  • Admitted to practice of law in Ohio in May 2005
  • West Chester Police Department (1994-2014)
    • Chief of Police (2008-2014)
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Professional Affiliations
  • Ohio Association of Juvenile Court Judges (2021)
  • National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (2021)
  • Ohio Judicial Conference (2021)
  • Ohio Association of Magistrates (2018-2020)
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Butler County Bar Association
Education
  • Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky Univ. - J.D.. (December 2004)
  • Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana - B.S. (1994)
 
Community Involvement
  • Butler County Bar Association Grievance Committee
  • Prior member of Butler County Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board
  • Prior member of Butler County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council Board
  • Prior Vice President of Pisgah Youth Organization (PYO) - Youth baseball/softball