Magistrate

John F. Kolberg serves as the Magistrate of the Miamisburg Municipal Court.  He received the appointment of magistrate from Judge Robert E. Messham, Jr.  in 1993 to preside over the civil docket and the minor misdemeanor traffic docket of the Miamisburg court.  Kolberg also often serves as the acting judge of the Miamisburg Municipal Court in the absence of Judge Messham.

Magistrate Kolberg earned his law degree at the University of Dayton's School of Law in 1982.  His part-time position with the Miamisburg Municipal Court allows him to continue with his private practice, a practice that spans a period of over 25 years.

Magistrate Kolberg has been an adjunct professor for the University of Dayton since 1984.  From 2001 to 2005, he was an instructor for the Ohio Judicial College.  He is a past magistrate of the Montgomery County Satellite Juvenile Court system.  He has also been a speaker at many guardian ad litem training seminars conducted by the Montgomery County Juvenile Court.   In 2007 Magistrate Kolberg received the "Attorney of the Year" award from the Montgomery County Juvenile Court. 

Magistrate Kolberg is a hardworking community leader.  His community involvement has included serving as a member and president of the Board of Directors of the Miamisburg Youth Center.  He participates annually in the West Carrollton Relay for Life - Walk Against Cancer with his family and friends which helps to increase cancer awareness and raise funds for cancer research.  Kolberg is a resident of Miami Township and has served that community as a member of the Miami Township Zoning Commission.

Kolberg is a member of the Dayton Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Association.  He serves on the Dayton Bar Association's Certified Grievance Committee and is also an active participant in the Dayton Bar Association's Volunteer Lawyers Project.