John A. West

John A. West is a judge with the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court in Cincinnati. He prac- ticed law for 24 years before being appointed to the bench of the Hamilton County Municipal Court in 1996. In 2001, he joined the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court General Division. Judge West is a former member of the executive committee and board of trustees for the Cincinnati Bar Association, as well as a former board member of the Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association. He is also co-chair of the BLAC-CBA Roundtable and a founding member of the Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati (BLAC). He currently chairs the Community Advisory Council. Judge West received his undergraduate degree from the University of Cincinnati and his J.D. from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law.