Number of Awards Given

One

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Award

In honor of Hon. Jeffrey Sauter - former Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney, Eaton County Circuit Court Judge, and MATCP Board member

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The Hon. Jeff Sauter Award will be presented during a banquet at the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan's mid-winter conference, February 2026. The winner will also receive one night's lodging at the conference. 

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Criteria for Award

Prosecutors / Assistant Prosecutors who have made outstanding contributions to treatment courts and their clients. In general, the award is for contributions to treatment court and support of participants.

• A year long demonstration of "daily, extraordinary work."

• This criterion would demonstrate the prosecutor having gone "above and beyond" the normal bounds of duty.

• This individual will have contributed to the impact on participants and/or the treatment court team.

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Previous Award Recipients

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2024 - John McColgan, Prosecutor, Saginaw County

2023 - Lee Fisher, Prosecutor, Ottawa County

2022 - Nicole Matusko, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Ingham County

2019 - David Wallace, Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Huron County

2018 - Gregory W. Russell, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Kalamazoo County

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Submission

Nominations may be submitted by the electronic form below. Although the electronic form is preferred, you may also print the form below and mail to: MATCP, 208 N. Capitol Ave., 3rd Floor, Lansing, MI 48933. 

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DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS: Friday, January 16, 2026