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Panel to Consider U.S. Attorney Nominees

By Andrew Ramonas

The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on two U.S. Attorney nominees at its meeting next Thursday.

They are:

Joe Hogsett (Bingham McHale LLP)

-Joseph Hogsett (Southern District of Indiana): President Barack Obama nominated the partner at the law firm of Bingham McHale LLP in Indianapolis and former chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party on July 14 to succeed Susan W. Brooks, who stepped down as U.S. Attorney in 2007. Read more about him here.

Michael J. Moore (Gov)

-Michael J. Moore (Middle District of Georgia): Obama tapped the lawyer in Warner Robins, Ga., on Sept. 17, 2009, to succeed Frank Maxwell Wood, who resigned as U.S. Attorney in July 2009. Read more about him here and here.

The panel has yet to schedule votes for another six would-be U.S. Attorneys. The committee has approved 66 of Obama?s U.S. Attorney nominees, all of whom have won Senate confirmation. There are 93 U.S. Attorney posts.

Full post as published by Main Justice on September 08, 2010 (boomark / email).