Hamilton County judicial races are often overlooked by voters and the media, but recent situations show how vital they can be. Consider, for example, the tense and nationally watched trial of former University of Cincinnati Police officer Ray Tensing for the shooting of an unarmed black motorist, presided over by Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Leslie Ghiz, who won reelection. Ghiz made multiple decisions about evidence admissibility, what documents and information would be released to the media and other choices that influenced how the trial would proceed, what the public would learn about it and when..