La Porte County Prosecutor
John Lake is the newly-elected Prosecutor for LaPorte County, which makes up the 32nd Judicial Circuit of the State of Indiana. He has practiced in Criminal Law for his entire career, over 27 years, and has tried over a hundred cases. His recent successes include 5 murder convictions since 2014 in LaPorte County. He has also worked as a Deputy Attorney General for the Medicaid Fraud unit. As the County Prosecutor, John heads up a team of 16 Deputy Prosecutors. He is a lifelong resident of LaPorte County, having attended Marquette High School and the University of Notre Dame, graduating with honors in 1988. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Notre Dame Law School in 1991, and was married the same year. He and his wife Mary, also an attorney and a Deputy Prosecutor, have raised 7 children, with only three remaining at home. John is a 10-year Rotarian and Paul Harris Fellow, having been very active in the Michigan City Rotary Club in the past, and looks forward to more involvement in the community now that he is home to stay.