A new magistrate has been appointed to the bench at 51st District Court in Waterford Township.

At its Sept. 22 meeting, the Waterford Township Board of Trustees approved the appointment of attorney Roberto Bihar to the role of magistrate. He assumes duties at the court on Oct. 15.

According to officials, Roberto was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and moved to the San Fernando Valley in California in 1982, then relocated to Michigan in 1996.

Bihar and his wife have lived in Waterford since 2000, raising their five children. The family is actively involved in Waterford’s soccer community, officials said.

Bihar began his legal career in 2009 as law clerk for 52-2 District Judge Joseph Fabrizio. He continues to serve as a public defender for its sobriety court program. In 2014, he opened

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