John Michael Maciejczyk
Candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, 60th Judicial Circuit (St. Joseph County)
Background
- Occupation
- Assistant public defender, Elkhart County; retired federal prosecutor
- Campaign website
- johnforsjc.com
Retired assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, where he worked from 2004, who now serves as a public defender in Elkhart County; earlier he was St. Joseph County's chief deputy prosecutor and prosecuted major felonies in Elkhart County. A U.S. Naval Academy graduate and retired Navy Reserve lieutenant commander, he earned his law degree from Notre Dame.
Photo: Candidate photo via the League of Women Voters' VOTE411 guide
Documented positions
Public safety
Pledges better communication between prosecutors and police departments
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: St. Joseph County ProsecutorCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“To establish better communications with police departments.”
Supports bringing back the Metro Homicide Unit
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: St. Joseph County ProsecutorCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“With regard to violent crime I'd like to see a return to the Metro Homicide Unit”
Government & transparency
Pledges monthly public reports on charging and trial results
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: St. Joseph County ProsecutorCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I would make available on a monthly basis my office's performance with regard to charging, pleas and jury trial results”
Courts & justice
Proposes a training program for new deputy prosecutors
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: St. Joseph County ProsecutorCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I would create an effective training program for new deputy prosecutors.”
All sources (4)
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election
Election filing · Indiana Election Division (Indiana Voter Portal) · indianavoters.in.gov
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election (St. Joseph County offices and districts)
Election filing · Indiana Election Division (Indiana Voter Portal) · indianavoters.in.gov
- About John Maciejczyk
Campaign website · Committee to Elect John Maciejczyk Prosecutor · johnforsjc.com
- VOTE411 Voter Guide: St. Joseph County Prosecutor
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
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