Cooper experienced

From Francis P. Hughes, Oakland Township; and Otis M. Underwood, Oxford Township:

We are two well-experienced Oakland County attorneys who are familiar with the qualifications of Jessica Cooper and Michael Bishop, the two candidates running for Oakland County prosecutor…

Jessica Cooper is a former district (court) judge, Circuit (Court) judge, Court of Appeals judge, and a four-year Oakland prosecutor who supervises a staff of 180 persons, including criminal trial lawyers, investigators, legal secretaries, etc., all in a county with a current population of 1.2 million people.

Michael Bishop is a 12-year Lansing politician who has never tried or prosecuted a felony case. He was term-limited out of office and one of his last acts was an attempt to reverse the term limits law. Thankfully, he failed to do so. He has since been self-employed as a real estate attorney. He did handle some ordinance violations and minor traffic offenses, but that does not make him a prosecuting attorney as those matters are usually settled by payment of a fine, removal of a sign, or a plea of guilty to a lesser traffic offense. The voters should ask themselves, “If I (was) charged with a serious crime, would I hire Michael Bishop?” If you would not hire him as your attorney, why would you put him in charge of all the trials for all of the felony cases in Oakland County for the next four years?