--- title: "John M. Holcomb | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-m-holcomb" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-27" --- # John M. Holcomb Butler Co. Probate Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Butler Co. Probate Court - State: Ohio - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### remote hearing exhibits Scope: statewide Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance tells courts to include instructions for submitting exhibits or notifying the court of witnesses when remote-hearing information is sent to participants. Evidence excerpt: Instructions for submitting exhibits or notifying the court of witnesses. [Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote hearing ground rules Scope: statewide Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance recommends advance ground rules for documents, exhibits, screen sharing, and pre-marking exhibits for remote hearings. Evidence excerpt: Documents: Share any documents/exhibits that will be reviewed in advance. Use the share screen function while documents are being discussed during the hearing. Request that the documents are pre-marked for exhibit purposes. [Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote recording Scope: statewide Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance states that litigants, attorneys, and the public should be instructed not to record the hearing. Evidence excerpt: The court should instruct the litigants, attorneys, and the public to not record the hearing. [Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.ohiojudges.org/directory/ojc-directory/) - [Official roster](https://www.ohiojudges.org/directory/ojc-directory/) - [Ohio Judicial Conference Directory official judicial roster](https://www.ohiojudges.org/directory/ojc-directory/) - [Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings](https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/virtual-court/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-m-holcomb", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-m-holcomb", "name": "John M. Holcomb | KnowJudges", "description": "John M. Holcomb, Butler Co. Probate Court. 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Holcomb, a U.S. District Judge in California - U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois, Judge Ronald Barliant — law clerk - John W. Holcomb – Federal judge in California, with a background in intellectual property, bankruptcy law, and military service ### Education - J.D.–M.B.A., Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School (1993), cum laude - Miami University in — B.A. (1988) ### Additional information - Nominated by President Donald Trump in November 2019 and confirmed by the Senate in September 2020, receiving his commission on September 18, 2020 - a Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1991, where he was a member of the Federalist Society Legal Career: Holcomb served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Butler County from 1993 to 2000 and represented indigent clients in federal court as part of the U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio CJA Panel from 2001 to 2006 - B.S., Civil Engineering, MIT (1984) - He has been admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, Ohio Supreme Court, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Professional Recognition: He was recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star for his legal achievements and has handled civil cases, including wrongful death and medical malpractice trials, across multiple Ohio counties Personal Life: Holcomb resides in Hamilton, Ohio, with his wife, Karen, and their two children