Meet the Prosecutor

Background

Sarah Scoggin has been a lifelong resident in 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. 

Work Experience

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. 

On May 28, 2026, Scoggin was appointed Interim Prosecutor. On Sept. 20, 2026, Scoggin assumed the role in a more permanent capacity. The next election for County Prosecutor is in 2028.