By: Michaela Paukner, [email protected]//May 14, 2021
By: Michaela Paukner, [email protected]//May 14, 2021
Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson have recommended five candidates to fill the open U.S. Attorney position for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
The senators sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Tuesday naming the following five attorneys as candidates:
The letter said those selected were chosen by a bipartisan commission established to screen applicants. Hon. Charles Clevert Jr. and attorney Paul Swanson were the chairs of the commission, according to an announcement from the group. The U.S. Senate must confirm the applicant Biden recommends.
The new U.S. Attorney will replace Matthew Krueger, who served in the role for three years. He stepped down in February, as did the other U.S. attorneys appointed by former President Donald Trump, to allow the Biden administration to put forward its own nominees.
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