Joe Deters

Tough on Crime: Joe believes that bad actions have consequences and wants to clean up the streets of Hamilton County.
Compassion for Victims: Joe will fight for those who are hurting and seek to bring a sense of normalcy back to their lives.
An Experienced Attorney: Joe has over 30 years of prosecuting criminals in front of Hamilton County judges and juries. He has the personal grit to make sure justice prevails.
Protection for Families: Joe will work with local law enforcement to bring peace of mind back to parents across Hamilton County.
An Active Prosecutor: Joe is always working on the county’s behalf, participating in public events, available to the media, and consistently seen bringing justice to the bad guys.

About Joe

While working in the Juvenile, Municipal, and Common Pleas Courts, he learned first-hand the impact violent crime has on families and neighborhoods.

In 1988, after six years as an Assistant Prosecutor, Joe was elected the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts. While Clerk, Joe honed his skills as the manager of a large office and gained the respect of other officeholders and the community.

In 1992, Joe returned to the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office when he was appointed and, later that year, elected Prosecuting Attorney. Through his tireless efforts prosecuting tough cases, Joe garnered a reputation as a no-nonsense prosecutor of violent crime and became a key figure in making Hamilton County safer. Joe never lost sight of the victims in cases he prosecuted and he knew more needed to be done to help victims navigate the legal system. It was then that he started the first victim/witness advocate program in the history of Hamilton County. Joe was subsequently re-elected in 1996 and continued to vigorously pursue his goal of making Hamilton County a safer place to live and work.

In 1999, Joe was sworn in as Ohio’s 44th Treasurer of State…