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Houghton County prosecutor retires

HOUGHTON — A longtime fixture of the Houghton County legal community has handled his last case.

Michael Makinen, who became Houghton County’s prosecuting attorney in 2009, retired from the position at the end of March. Brittany Bulleit, chief assistant prosecuting attorney, was appointed to succeed him.

Makinen said his most important accomplishment in office was establishing the mindset of evaluating each file on its own merits.

“Each individual is analyzed individually, and that increases the chance of having a successful result of the prosecution,” he said.

Makinen had been re-elected to a four-year term in 2016.

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