Judge Penelope R. Cunningham

Judge Penelope R. Cunningham is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, where she received her B.A. in 1984 and her J.D. in 1987. Judge Cunningham was appointed to the Hamilton County Domestic Relations Court in 1995, was elected to that bench in 1996 and re-elected in 2002. She was elected to the First District Court of Appeals in November 2006.

Before being elected to the bench, Judge Cunningham’s professional experience included maintaining a private practice, service as a Referee in the Court of Domestic Relations for more than six years, followed by service as an Assistant Hamilton County Prosecutor. Judge Cunningham is a past officer and Trustee with the Ohio Association of Domestic Relations Judges. She has been a member on the Domestic Relations Law and Procedures Committee for the Ohio Judicial Conference and has served on several committees and educational panels for the Ohio Judicial College. Judge Cunningham also held the office of Chair for the Mount Notre Dame High School Board of Trustees after serving as a member of the Board for more than five years.

Judge Cunningham and her husband, Bill, live in Cincinnati.