Mary Chrzanowski

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Mary Chrzanowski
Born
United States
Other namesScary Mary
Occupation(s)Judge, television personality, lawyer
Known for Face the Truth
SpouseMark Switalski

Mary Chrzanowski (known as Scary Mary during her time as a Macomb Country, Michigan Circuit Judge) [1] is a retired American judge, lawyer and a former co-host on the television series Face the Truth . [2]

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In 1992, she was elected as a Macomb County Cicruit Judge where she served 24 years and then retired to take an appointed administrative law judgeship with the United States federal government. [3]

In 2020, Chrzanowski defeated Jodi Switalski in the Democratic primary for Prosecuting Attorney of Macomb County, Michigan. [1] Republican candidate Peter Lucido ultimately won the 2020 race for Macomb Prosecuting Attorney. [4]

Chrzanowski appeared in a 2014 episode of Dateline NBC [5] and has been featured on such television series as Dr. Phil , The Doctors and Face the Truth. [1] [6]

Personal life

Switalski is married to Mark Switalski, who was also a Macomb Country Circuit Judge. Her brother-in-law, Matthew, was a judge on the same bench as her husband and her other brother-in-law, Michael, was a state Roseville treasurer and former state lawmaker. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cook, Jameson (August 5, 2020). "'Scary Mary' Chrzanowski beats Jodi Switalski in Macomb prosecutor primary". The Macomb Daily .
  2. Cain, Carol. "Ex-Macomb Co. judge 'Scary Mary' brings no-nonsense approach to TV". Detroit Free Press .
  3. Martindale, Mike (April 7, 2020). "3 Democrats join race for Macomb County prosecutor". The Detroit News .
  4. "Macomb County past election results". pastelections.macombgov.org. 2020.
  5. "FULL EPISODE: 'Scary Mary Presiding'". Today . NBC News. June 9, 2014.
  6. Cain, Carol. "Ex-Macomb Co. judge 'Scary Mary' brings no-nonsense approach to TV". Detroit Free Press.