Outgoing Jackson County Prosecutor Mike Sanders tapped the head of
the office’s Family Support
Division on Thursday to become interim
county prosecutor.
Melissa Mauer-Smith, a 20-year veteran and the office’s
longest-acting chief trial assistant, will lead the office starting
Jan. 2, when Sanders becomes county executive. She will serve as
interim prosecutor until a replacement is named to finish Sanders’ term, in about two weeks.
