Bouchard named judge

A current assistant prosecutor is Hamilton County’s newest Municipal Court judge.

Bernie Bouchard will begin his new job Thursday after being appointed Tuesday by outgoing Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, a Republican, before Taft leaves office at the end of the year.

Bouchard was the second of two Hamilton County Municipal Court judgeship Taft announced Tuesday.

Bouchard, previously a Hamilton County Juvenile Court magistrate, replaces Alex Triantafilou who now is a Common Pleas Court judge.

Bouchard holds undergraduate and masters degrees from Xavier University and a law degree from Ohio Norther’s law school.

Earlier in the day, Taft appointed Magistrate Richard Bernat to a municipal Court judgeship effective Thursday.