On November 3, Berrien County voters elect a District Judge. Judicial candidates are the hardest names on any ballot to learn anything about. They run without party labels, get little news coverage, and the rules of judicial conduct limit how they can campaign. Most voters reach that line knowing very little about either candidate. The Berrien County Bar Association is hosting a nonpartisan forum so you can hear from both of them before you vote. Myrene Koch, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Jennifer Fields, Assistant Public Defender. Both candidates will answer the same questions, in the same order, with the same amount of time, on topics such as setting bond, sentencing repeat offenders, sobriety and mental health court, and handling people who appear in court without a lawyer. Thaddeus Hackworth, President of the Berrien County Bar Association, moderates.

On November 3, Berrien County voters elect a District Judge. Judicial candidates are the hardest names on any ballot to learn anything about. They run without party labels, get little news coverage, and the rules of judicial conduct limit how they can campaign. Most voters reach that line knowing very little about either candidate. The Berrien County Bar Association is hosting a nonpartisan forum so you can hear from both of them before you vote. Myrene Koch, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Jennifer Fields, Assistant Public Defender. Both candidates will answer the same questions, in the same order, with the same amount of time, on topics such as setting bond, sentencing repeat offenders, sobriety and mental health court, and handling people who appear in court without a lawyer. Thaddeus Hackworth, President of the Berrien County Bar Association, moderates.

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