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Biography Judge Richard A. Bernat Hamilton County Municipal Court

Judge Bernat is a Cincinnati native having graduated from Finneytown High School.  He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his Juris Doctor Degree from the Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University.  He practiced law in the Cincinnati area for over 20 years.  He was elected to the Northwest Board of Education in 1985 and served on the Board to the end of his term in 1989.  He was appointed to the Hamilton County Board of Zoning Appeals in 1990 and served in that position until November of 1994.  In 1996 he was appointed as Magistrate in the Court of Common Pleas Hamilton County.  He was later the Chief Magistrate of the Court of Common Pleas for Hamilton County until December of 2006 when he was appointed Judge of the Hamilton County Municipal Court.  Judge Bernat comes to the bench with a wealth of experience from Common Pleas Court having presided over a large number of jury trials during his time there.  Judge Bernat was also active teaching courses for the Ohio Association of Magistrates and the Ohio Judicial College.  Judge Bernat has written articles for the Ohio Lawyer Magazine and has been a frequent speaker to Bar groups.