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Eli Savit

Washtenaw County Prosecuting Attorney · Democratic Nominee, Michigan Attorney General 2026

Role & Background

Eli Noam Savit has served as Washtenaw County Prosecuting Attorney since January 2, 2021, when he defeated long-serving incumbent Brian Mackie. He holds a BA from Kalamazoo College and a JD from the University of Michigan Law School. He is currently the Democratic nominee for Michigan Attorney General in 2026 — running statewide while making what may be the most consequential charging decision of his career.

Documented Charging Record

Case	What Savit Did	Outcome
McMullan	Filed 4 felony embezzlement counts (June 2025); accepted 1 misdemeanor plea	$125 fine. No conviction. No restitution. Judge called case "repugnant."
Peeler	Filed 8 felonies for West Cross St. standoff; diverted to psychiatric treatment	No criminal prosecution
Grady El	Charges filed under predecessor Mackie; prosecuted under Savit	Acquitted January 31, 2024 — after 4 years of prosecution
McWilliams	AG Nessel took over from Savit's office	Implicit vote of no confidence; prosecutorial misconduct alleged
Jenuwine	MSP investigation received May 28, 2026; charging decision pending	27 shots fired at unarmed Navy veteran. No gun found. Decision pending.

Documented Connections

McMullan / $125 Plea Savit's office filed four felony embezzlement charges against former City Manager Frances McMullan in June 2025, then accepted a single misdemeanor plea. McMullan paid $125 and has no conviction. She continues to collect two government pensions.

Jenuwine Charging Decision MSP delivered its investigation into the January 6, 2026 shooting of Marcus Jenuwine — a Navy veteran — to Savit's office on May 28, 2026. Deputies fired 27 shots. No gun was found. Deputies refused medical aid. Savit is deciding whether to charge four of Sheriff Dyer's deputies — while simultaneously running for Michigan Attorney General.

Victoria Burton-Harris Savit's Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney — Washtenaw County's first female Chief Assistant. Her husband, Robert Burton-Harris, threatened Ann Arbor Independent (A2Indy) with a SLAPP lawsuit over its reporting on Alize Asberry Payne's fraudulent county credit card use.

LDI / Simmons Connection Savit received an A rating from Liberate Don't Incarcerate (LDI) in 2020 — the rating that helped propel him over Mackie. Council Member Desiraé Simmons is a documented LDI member.

The Pattern

Savit prosecuted aggressively where the defendant was a felon with a weapon (Shihab Jackson). He gave extraordinary accommodation where the defendant was a connected city official (McMullan, $125). He lost a case after four years of prosecution (Grady El). He was bypassed by the AG on a deputy sex crime case (McWilliams). He now must decide whether to charge the deputies who shot an unarmed Navy veteran 27 times — while running for the state's top law enforcement post.

If he charges: he becomes the progressive prosecutor who holds police accountable. If he doesn't: he becomes the prosecutor who gave $125 for documented theft and let deputies who killed an unarmed veteran walk without charges.