
Rachel Walters
Title:
Municipal Trial Counsel
Department:
Municipal DivisionPhone Number:
(513) 946-3720Professional Biography:
Rachel earned her B.A. in Cell and Molecular Biology from Union University in Jackson, Tennessee in 2017. She decided to attend law school with an interest in Human Rights Law and earned her J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 2022. While in law school, she was a fellow with the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights, completed a summer internship in the Juvenile Defense Unit of the Shelby County Public Defender’s Office in Memphis Tennessee, and participated in the Sixth Circuit Clinic, where she helped local attorneys prepare an indigent client’s appeal to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals under the Criminal Justice Act. She also participated in the Trial Practice Team and Moot Court. Rachel joined the Municipal Division of the Hamilton County Public Defender’s Office in August of 2022.
Education:
B.S. (2017) Union University, J.D. (2022) University of Cincinnati College of Law