Large crowd says goodbye to retiring Butler County Common Pleas judge

Noah Powers leaving office on Jan. 2.

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By Lauren Pack
Dec 17, 2024
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It was standing room only Monday at a Hamilton reception to say goodbye to retiring Butler County Common Pleas Judge Noah Powers II.

A Middletown native, former mayor and longtime attorney, Powers was elected to the county common pleas bench in 2006. At 71, Powers will leave office Jan. 2 because he cannot run again due to age limits.

It was standing room only Monday for to say goodbye to retiring Butler County Common Pleas Judge Noah Powers II. LAUREN PACK/STARR

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ExploreBehind the Gavel: Judge Noah Powers a Middletown native, former mayor and model train enthusiast

Powers is a graduate of Middletown schools and Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky., Powers received a law degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University in Cleveland. He spent years in private practice in Middletown as managing partner at Repper, Powers & Pagan, LTD and also prosecuted cases as an assistant county prosecutor for 10 years.

It was standing room only Monday for to say goodbye to retiring Butler County Common Pleas Judge Noah Powers II. LAUREN PACK/STAFF

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Lauren Pack, a native of the Miami Valley, has been on staff at the Journal-News since 1994 reporting on courts and crime.