CASS COUNTY, Mich. -- Following the resignation of former Prosecutor Victor Fitz earlier in the year, Circuit Court Judge Mark Herman appointed Sarah Scoggin as interim prosecutor on May 28.

On Monday, Scoggin was officially sworn in as the new Cass County Prosecutor, and will serve the remainder of Fitz’s unexpired term, which ends in 2028.

“I have been impressed with the job Prosecutor Scoggin has done since taking over,” Judge Herman said. “She has been prepared and professional in my courtroom. Additionally, I hear nothing but praise for the job she is doing within the courts as a whole, as well as the law enforcement community thus far.”

In Scoggin's time as interim prosecutor she hired two assistant prosecutors, one temporary and one permanent, and restructured the office’s operational staff.

“Much like the incentive behind my previous work in child protection law, I would say that the strongest impetus to take on this role was the belief that it was the right thing to do,” Scoggin said. “The residents of Cass County deserve to have an individual committed to carrying out prosecutorial functions fairly and effectively, and I feel I have the capacity to do just that.”