Andrew Naze moving to Kewaunee County to become DA By Kevin Boneske For The News-Chronicle Kewaunee County will be gaining a new resident - and a new district attorney - by Dec. 1. Attorney Andrew Naze of Green Bay is moving to Kewaunee County following his appointment by Gov. Jim Doyle to be the county's district attorney, a position that has been vacant since the end of August. While people living outside of Kewaunee County were allowed by apply for the position, the new district attorney is required to reside in the county once the appointment is effective, which is next month. Naze said he was for looking for a place to reside in Luxemburg. He and his wife, Lisa, have a 2-year-old son, Benjamin. Naze's father is Brown County Circuit Court Judge Peter Naze, who had previously been a district attorney. While there would be a conflict of interest for him being a prosecutor in the event his father would be assigned as a substitute judge for a Kewaunee County case, Naze said he doesn't expect that to happen because of the practice of assigning Door County's judges as substitutes. Naze noted he has ties to Kewaunee County. Besides handling some cases in the county for his law practice, he said his grandparents attended Algoma High School. "It's not like Kewaunee County was foreign to me," he said. Naze said he has been practicing law since April 2001. Before he takes over as district attorney, he noted he plans on wrapping up cases he presently is handling in private practice by finding other legal counsel for them, etc. The switch from being in private practice to district attorney means that Naze will be prosecuting people charged with committing crimes, instead of defending them. But he believes his experience will enable him to wear a different legal hat. "In both circumstances it advocates a position," he said. Naze said he has been in contact with assistant district attorney Elma Anderson and meeting with local law enforcement agencies to become familiar with his responsibilities as district attorney. Once he starts the position, Naze indicated that he hopes county residents will judge him by his ability in office. "I'll let everything fall into place after that," he said. With the appointment running through the end of next year, Naze would have to be elected to a new two-year term on Nov. 2 in order to stay in office longer. Naze, a Democrat, said he would like to stay on as district attorney after the appointment period ends for as long as county residents would want him to remain in office.