Welcome
to the Miamisburg Municipal Court website!
The
purpose of this website is to provide information regarding
the operations of the Court. The website is designed to
be informative
and user friendly.
Our
goal is to support the citizens of our jurisdiction by providing
efficient and effective services in a courteous and timely
manner.
It is our hope that this website enhances the level
of service the Miamisburg Municipal Court provides to the
community.
About
Us
Located
in southwestern Montgomery County, Miamisburg Municipal
Court serves an approximate population of 80,000 people.
The Court’s jurisdiction includes the cities of Miamisburg,
Germantown, and West Carrollton, and Miami and German Townships.
The judge of Miamisburg Municipal Court is an elected official;
and Miamisburg Municipal Court
is a one-judge court. The
magistrate, clerk of court, and chief bailiff are appointed
by the judge.
Judge:
Robert E. Messham, Jr.
Magistrate: John
F. Kolberg
Clerk of Court: Cynthia A. Coffey
Chief Bailiff: Charles
C. Lewis
Judge
Messham was appointed by the Governor of the State of Ohio
in 1989, and has served as Judge since that appointment,
having been re-elected three times. Prior to his appointment,
Judge Messham was
a partner in the law firm of Baver, Messham
& Bookwalter Co., L.P.A. located in Miamisburg, Ohio.
Judge Messham appointed Attorney John F. Kolberg to the
position of Magistrate in 1993 to preside over the growing
number of civil and minor misdemeanor cases heard by the
Court. In 1999, Judge Messham appointed Cynthia A. Coffey
to the position of Clerk of Court. Prior to her appointment
as Clerk in 1999, Coffey served the court for ten years
as Deputy Bailiff/Court Reporter. Chief Bailiff, Charles
Lewis, has served the Court for twenty-two years, receiving
his first appointment in 1982. Lewis was appointed Chief
Bailiff in August of 1985 and continues to serve the Court
in that capacity.
Miamisburg
Municipal Court personnel are responsible for processing
approximately 15,000 cases per year. This includes maintaining
the court’s dockets and public records to accurately
reflect the orders of the Court as well as collecting and
receipting the payment of all costs, fees, fines, bail and
other funds payable to the Clerk’s Office.
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