Interim prosecutor sworn in in Cass County

Attorney Sarah E. Scoggin has been appointed as the interim prosecuting attorney for Cass County, a day after former Prosecutor Victor Fitz held a press conference blasting county commissioners for not doing more to retain the office’s staff. Speaking during a ceremony to swear in Scoggin on Thursday, Circuit Court Judge Mark A. Herman said the criminal justice system in Cass County will continue to function. “ I think a lot of scare tactics have been going around about how the county is going to be basically open for crime, a nd I just want you to know that it is important to this court and to every official here in this county that we do take public safety seriously,” Herman said. Scoggin has been a lifelong resident in Southwest Michigan, spending her professional legal career primarily in Cass County. She’s a graduate of Buchanan High School, Western Michigan University, and the Michigan State University College of Law. For the past 13 years, Scoggin has managed her own law office in Cass County. The Cass County Prosecutor’s office says 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 previous prosecutor’s term. Meanwhile, the position of prosecutor and multiple assistant prosecutor positions are now posted.