All felony trials and pleas fall under the jurisdiction of the Muskegon County Circuit Court. Known as the 14th Circuit Court, Muskegon’s Circuit Court is where murderers, drug dealers, child molesters, home invaders and other felony offenders face a professional staff of experienced career prosecutors. When Prosecutor Tague took office in January of 1989, he reorganized the Prosecutor's Office around a team concept, guaranteeing that criminals face seasoned, tough prosecutors. Under this team approach, felony offenders in Circuit Court face only the most experienced and aggressive prosecutors working together and using their collective expertise to prosecute and win the most serious and complex cases. In an effort to assure the success of this new approach, Prosecutor Tague hired and trained a professional staff of experienced career prosecutors. As a direct result of these changes, the Muskegon County Prosecutor’s Office started winning more and more cases at trial. Today, the office maintains, year after year, one of the highest conviction rates among prosecutors offices in the State of Michigan.

In 1989, at the start of the Tague administration, the Muskegon County Prosecutor’s Office employed eight assistant prosecutors. Over the last 20 years, the Muskegon County Prosecutor’s Office has grown to a staff of 14 seasoned and experienced assistant prosecutors. In 2009 the Muskegon County Prosecutor’s Office had a 100% jury trial conviction rate in felony trials.

By maintaining an office of career prosecutors, Prosecutor Tague guaranteed that criminals will face seasoned, tough prosecutors and assured judges and victims that they can rely on experienced felony trial prosecutors when dealing with the serious matters handled in Circuit Court. Each of these felony prosecutors are committed to seeing that the public is protected and serious criminals punished by incarcerating them in prison. Throughout the years, the Muskegon County Prosecutor’s Circuit Court Division has convicted thousands of offenders by plea and tried hundreds of felony cases. These trials often involved the most serious offenses and contained complex legal issues. To view several of the recent Circuit Court cases handled by Muskegon County assistant prosecutors, please click here.