Michael M. Ater, Prosecutor
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eMail: 72 North Paint Street, Chillicothe, Ohio 45601 740-702-3115 |
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Michael has been an attorney with the Ross County Prosecutor’s office since 1994. He was appointed Chief Deputy in 1996 and was the lead trial attorney. On January 2, 2007 Michael was appointed Interim Prosecuting Attorney by the Ross County Commissioners. On January 18, 2007, the Ross County Republican Party appointed Michael to fulfill the unexpired term of Scott Nusbaum, who was elected as Judge of the Ross County Common Pleas Court. In 2008, Michael was elected by the voters of Ross County to be the Ross County Prosecutor. Michael has successfully prosecuted jury trials for numerous different crimes including murder, involuntary manslaughter, rape, domestic violence, felonious assault, robbery, trafficking in drugs, drug abuse, child abuse crimes, child endangering, and felony OMVI. Michael has been involved with Law Enforcement his entire adult life. He joined the United States Air Force Security Police in 1983. After serving four years of active duty, he has remained a member of the U.S. Air Force Reserves. After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Michael was called back to active duty where he served for three years in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Michael is a graduate of The Ohio State University where he received a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and he is a graduate from Case Western Reserve law school. |
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