MEET SUSAN LUKEN

Susan M. Luken was appointed as a Magistrate and as the Assistant Court Administrator of the Hamilton County Probate Court on March 22, 2023.  With 20 years of public service in Hamilton County Courts, Magistrate Luken is known as a leader and a trusted advisor.

 

In her current role at the Hamilton County Probate Court, Magistrate Luken is able to draw on her experience as both a court administrator and a magistrate helping families, children and individuals achieve safe, stable and fulfilling lives.  As a magistrate for the court’s mental health cases, Magistrate Luken hears cases involving court-ordered treatment to help individuals with significant mental illness.   Magistrate Luken also helps create forever families presiding over the Court’s adoption proceedings. With her experience as a Juvenile Court Magistrate, she is particularly inspired by foster-to-adopt cases and their remarkable stories of perseverance, giving, and love.  In all cases, Magistrate Luken shares Probate Judge Ralph Winkler’s mission to ensure every person who comes before the Court is treated with fairness, dignity and respect.