When Nick Hermann’s family gets together, with very few exceptions there is no one in the room that has chosen to pursue a life anywhere but Evansville, Indiana. Hermann’s Candy Store was among the first businesses established in the City of Evansville and is still a fond subject of Nick Hermann. Mr. Hermann lights up when asked about Evansville and openly shares his experiences as a student, a football player and wrestler at Memorial High School.
As many young people do, Mr. Hermann left Evansville to pursue a college education at Ball State University where he majored in Chemistry and was president of the chemistry club. His work in the family’s interest as a poll worker from the time he could walk attracted him to develop friendships with many political science majors while at BSU. During a stint as an intern at the Ely Lilly Corporation, where he served as a process chemist working on a project to develop anti-cancer treatments Mr. Hermann became interested in the legal aspects of intellectual property. In particular, he recognized the knowledge gap between chemists and patent attorneys. His technical background and his interest in law lead him to set his career as a Chemist aside in favor the law school at Indiana University.
Mr. Hermann’s law career began in the office of the Marion County Prosecutor where he was on staff in an office and was involved in trying up to 3 cases per week. Many of the cases involved direct courtroom prosecution and others involved creating a position of strength from which effective and appropriate justice was negotiated. According to Hermann, that position of strength only can be established through preparation, sufficient knowledge to predict the outcome of a pending trial, and a good faith approach to managing each individual case. It was that on the job experience that has provided Mr. Hermann with one of the innovations that he intends to implement in the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office.
When offered an opportunity to use that experience back in Evansville on the staff of the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor, Mr. Hermann could not resist the call of home. It was an opportunity in the Prosecutor’s office that brought Nick back to the place that 7 generations of Hermann’s have lived out their lives. Mr. Hermann’s goal is for his next step to be into the office of the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor.
As a former football player, Nick Hermann sees the role of the Prosecutor much as the role of the quarterback. A championship team requires good communication and the trust of the other members of the team. In the Prosecutor’s case that team is made up of law enforcement, the attorneys and staff of the Prosecutor, and the Coroner. Calling the right plays to allocate the resources to deal with the some 2,500 felonies per year that are committed in Vanderburgh County is the job of the Prosecutor. Historically there are about 25 cases per year that are ultimately determined by a jury. The remaining felony arrests are either the subject of plea bargains or are dismissed.
Mr. Hermann recognized in his time in the Marion County Prosecutors office that cases were directly assigned to attorneys as opposed to a relay race approach. One of the innovations that he is enthusiastic about is to implement the direct assignment approach in Vanderburgh County. It is his belief that the efficiency of prosecution will be greatly enhanced by that approach strengthening the position from which to negotiate when plea bargains are appropriate and shortening the time that people waiting for trial have to spend in the Vanderburgh County Jail. The swift justice of a streamlined process will save money and move favorably toward providing relief to jail overcrowding.
Nick Hermann is a self described person who likes to solve problems that have multiple possible outcomes. He is also passionate about volunteering in organizations that serve children and fundamentally believes that the purpose of the criminal justice system is to keep crime from happening. As a frequent volunteer in the Juvenile Drug Court, his efforts are spent trying to keep future crimes from happening with positive interventions. Interventions are designed to disrupt a person’s ability to follow a bad life path. Disruption of lives headed in the wrong direction and in lives that are on a path of destruction in a way to correct such behavior while protecting the people of Vanderburgh County is the next step that Nick Hermann wants very much to take.
Paid for by Hermann for Prosecutor, Mike Robinson, Treasurer
We can not have an unexperienced prosecutor in such an important office represent Vanderburgh County! Very much is at stake and a vote for Herman is not worth the risk! We need Stan Levco in that office!
Nick Hermann needs to get some trial experience before running for prosecutor again. The paid political piece above is long and short. Long in length and short on any reason to elect him this cycle.
The best part of the advertisement was the Fuzzy about Hermann’s candy store. I have fond memories of it.
Levco will let a killer out with time served and a slap on wrist. We need someone to stand behind the officers that put their lives on the line to bring in the dirt bags. Get someone in there that will fill that nice new jail UP. Time to get them out. Elsworthless too. All out, bring in the new.
Levco must go! Hermann for prosecutor!
As a victim of a brutal attack I know its time for a change. My attacker had 4 prior violent crimes and got off with plea bargains each time. At the time of my attack my attacker was on parole and had just been released from a max security facility. Nick Hermann after months of my case being passed around , he took it and never let go. Throughout the preperation and trial Nick showed me how much passion he has. He stands by what he says and believes. Never once did Levco reach out to me or even aknowledge whom I was. My attacker is very well known to the courts,police officers and especially Levco. So thank you Mr. Levco for allowing a man that you knex was a threat to society. As for Nick There are no words I could ever say to you for showing me that someone in the justice system honestly wants change for a county that has had a prosecutor that sits back and picks and chooses what is best for him and not the many victims now and in the past that have suffered and have not had a voice to speak for them.
Malcom Gwen sucks! and so does Nick Hermann! that office is not only rude! But they have no idea what they are doing!!! come on Evansville, dont tell me all you have to have is a (german) last name and you can run an office around here! WOW!
I think Nick Hermann needs to be more involved with the cases that go through his office. Not just any tom,dick and harry grab a stamp and a case is signed. Especially, if charges have already been filed by the actual victim. Nick, I know your better than that. Don’t be too busy to see the truth and help the victims that are reaching out for your help. Because of so much going on and not good help in the office, people that have no idea about the system get way screwed. Not fair!
Knowing someone who was a victim and was attacked and filed charges the day it happened and the person who committed the crime couldn’t be found and then when they found out they had charges filed against them and could get into a lot of trouble….seeing they have already been charged for abuse and plead guilty. Ran down and filed charges against the victim. And the prosecutors office actually filed the charges. That shows there is something truly wrong and someone is not paying attention. Please get it right! Not every person that comes through that office is a bad person. And every person has rights. Some just need help when they ask because they don’t know the system because they have never been in trouble. Others know the system too well and get away with everything because they know how to play people. No respected person of the law should be too busy to see the truth and help the victims that need it.
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