Senate Republicans confirm Trump nominee to replace Amy Coney Barrett vacancy on appeals court Anthony Leonardi
Senate Republicans gave President Trump another victory in the form of judge appointments.
On Tuesday, the Senate confirmed Thomas Kirsch II, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, by a vote of 51-44 to replace a vacancy left by Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on the Court of appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
The White House announced that Kirsch, an Indiana University and Harvard Law graduate, was Trump s pick for the vacancy months ago, but formally sent notice about his nomination last month.
United States Attorney Craig Carpenito Announces his Resignation, Effective January 5, 2021
By UNITED STATES ATTORNEY S OFFICE, DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
December 15, 2020 at 12:17 AM
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December 15, 2020 at 12:17 AM
NEWARK, NJ The United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced his resignation today, effective at 11:59 p.m., Jan. 5, 2021. Mr. Carpenito made the following statement regarding his departure and tenure in office:
Serving as the United States Attorney has been the greatest professional honor of my lifetime. It’s a dream for any line AUSA to eventually lead the office that they love. Over the past three years, we have been through a lot the longest shutdown in government history, a global pandemic, and two tragic acts of violent extremism that led to the loss of precious lives. Through it all, we protected the great traditions of this office, the Department of Justice and the state that we all love a
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December 10, 2020
DENVER – United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced that Amy Connor, a paralegal assigned to the U.S. Attorney s Durango Branch Office, Savannah Joe, former victim specialist with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and now a Victim Advocate with the U.S. Attorney s Office for the District of New Mexico, and Lisa Manzanares, Victim Services Program Coordinator for the Southern Ute Police Department have received the Superior Performance In Indian Country Award from the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys, a division of the Department of Justice.
Subscribe Amy, Savannah and Lisa are exceptional at their job, have big hearts and work hard to help victims of violent crime in Indian Country, said U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn. Amy and her colleagues deserve this prestigious recognition as they focus on crime originating from both reservations.