The Assistant County Attorney in Christian County is officially the County Attorney. John Soyars was sworn in Tuesday morning after he was appointed to the County Attorney seat by Judge-Executive Steve Tribble. The appointment comes after County Attorney Mike Foster announced he was stepping down at the end of August after serving in the position for over four decades.
Soyars has served as the Assistant County Attorney for over two decades and says he’s very humbled and honored that Foster asked him to fulfill his term and that he was appointed by Judge Tribble.
Soyars says his future goals are to continue the strong operations of the County Attorney’s office.
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He was sworn in at the Christian County Justice Center by District Court Judge Foster Cotthoff.
Foster’s term expires at the end of the year. Soyars is running unopposed in the November general election and will begin his four-year term beginning January 1.
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