Warren County Prosecuting Attorney Mike Wright has been named 2013 Missouri Prosecutor of the Year.The award is given annually by the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (MAPA) to a prosecutor who has personified the ideals of the profession through service to the criminal justice system, outstanding trial skills or innovative leadership.Eric Zahnd, MAPA president, said Wright was recognized for his service as the president of the National District Attorneys Association over the past year, and for his tireless efforts representing prosecutors not just from Missouri, but nationwide, on issues of great importance in the national media, with Congress and the Department of Justice and other key stakeholders in the criminal justice system.“Mike Wright is truly a national leader in prosecution,” said Zahnd, who also serves as the Platte County Prosecuting Attorney. “Not only has he led Missouri’s prosecutors as the president of MAPA more than a decade ago, he has taken the lessons learned in his career from his home stateand led the nation’s prosecutors. He was the obvious selection as this year’s prosecutor of the year.”“It’s an honor to be recognized but with that it is also very humbling,” Wright said Tuesday. “There are 114 other prosecutors who go to work every day to serve the their counties so it is very humbling for them to think of me for this honor.”Wright was presented with the award at the Missouri Bar Annual Meeting on Sept. 18 in Columbia.Wright has served as the Warren County Prosecuting Attorney since 1990. He served as president of the MAPA in 2001 and currently serves on the association’s legislative committee. He and his wife Cindy have two children, Anna and Stephanie, and three grandchildren.Wright Named Prosecutor of the Year