(CASSOPOLIS) - Cass County has an interim Prosecutor.
On Thursday, Cass County Circuit Court Judge Mark Herman appointed attorney Sarah Scoggin to be the interim County Prosecutor. She will serve in an interim capacity until an appointment is made to fill the balance of former Prosecutor Victor Fitz's term.
Scoggin is a life long resident of Southwest Michigan, spending her professional legal career practicing primarily in Cass County. She graduated from Buchanan High School and received her BA from Western Michigan University where she majored in political science with a public law concentration and a minor in criminal justice. Scoggin graduated from Michigan State University College of Law after which she was admitted to practice law in Michigan.
For 18 years, Scoggin has been an active attorney practitioner handling a wide variety of legal matters including criminal and child support giving her a solid foundation of legal knowledge as well as practical legal analytical skills. For the past 13 years, Scoggin has managed her own law office focused on serving clients in Cass County.
Scoggin's professional experience in Cass County working alongside a wide variety of community stakeholders in Cass County's problem-solving courts, her dedicated and caring representation of children in abuse neglect cases, and her office management skills poise her to effectively lead the Prosecutor's Office during this time of transition. Scoggin is well respected by the legal community because of her intelligence, fairness, and integrity.
The interim appointment will provide continuity of prosecutorial functions, court operations, and public safety to allow Judge Herman time to make a Prosecutor appointment for the balance of the prior Prosecutor's term in office.