Michael Mueth joined Morley Swingle's staff at the Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney's Office on Feburary 1, 2007. Mueth graduated from Notre Dame Law School in May of 2006 and passed the bar examination in July of the same year. He was sworn in as an attorney on October 12, 2006 in Jefferson City.

Mueth is originally from Crestwood, Missouri in suburban St. Louis. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in journalism in 2003. At Notre Dame, he was active in the Public Interest Law Forum and Trial Advocacy. During the summers, he interned with the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office and the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Illinois.

At the prosecutor's office, Mueth handles a wide variety of cases, including everything from assault and DWI to stealing and the occasional unlawfully remaining upon a conservation area. When not working, Mueth enjoys reading, biking, traveling and watching IU's basketball team as it heads for its sixth national championship. He is engaged to be married in April of 2007.

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