Alex Triantafilou
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Ohio
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, United States
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and of counsel
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at the Cincinnati law firm
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of Dinsmore and Shohl. He previously served as a Judge on the Hamilton County
Hamilton County, Ohio
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Court of Common Pleas
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in Cincinnati.
Triantafilou was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio to a family of Greek ancestry
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. He is a graduate of Oak Hills High School
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, the University of Cincinnati
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, and the Salmon P. Chase College of Law
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Triantafilou worked as an assistant prosecuting attorney for Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph T. Deters and then for Michael K. Allen.
In 2005, Triantafilou was appointed and subsequently won election to the Hamilton County Municipal Court. In 2006, the Judge was appointed to the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas.
Triantafilou has been involved in the Ohio Mock Trial
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program through his alma mater, Oak Hills High School.
Before taking the bench, Triantafilou worked on many Republican
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political campaign
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s and advised many candidates. He is now the Chairman of the Hamilton County Republican Party.
Triantafilou resides in downtown Cincinnati. He is the father of a son, Michael. He is a member of the Greek Orthodox faith.