To the editor:
I am writing to encourage the voters of Brown County to vote for Mary Wertz for judge of the Brown Circuit Court.
I have known Mary for nearly 20 years, since she began serving as Brown County’s chief deputy prosecutor, a position she held for 16 years. In 2015, it was my good fortune to hire her to serve as one of my deputy prosecutors here in Bartholomew County, where I have served as the elected prosecutor since 2003.
Although Mary did not hesitate to commit to making the daily commute from Nashville to Columbus to work for me, she never even suggested the possibility of moving away from Brown County, the place she proudly calls home. Now, she is ready to give up that short commute altogether and return to full-time service in the Brown County courthouse if elected circuit court judge.
It is not without some reluctance that I write this letter, because Brown County’s gain will be Bartholomew County’s loss. Mary’s 16 years of experience as your chief deputy prosecutor after serving in the Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office and the Attorney General’s Office has made her the functional equivalent of an additional chief deputy for my own office. She has had significant experience in everything from juvenile justice to murder cases. She also has a profound understanding of the rules of evidence that apply in both the civil as well as the criminal arenas. She is, for lack of a better term, a “law nerd.” That has made her a great deputy prosecutor. It will make her an outstanding judge.
Sincerely,
William M. Nash, Bartholomew County
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