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Judiciary Committee Advances Four U.S. Attorneys and Three Judicial Nominations

WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations:

  • David Clay Fowlkes, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, by a vote of 15-7;
  • Nicholas Jon Ganjei, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, by a vote of 12-10;
  • Aaron Christian Peterson, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska, by a vote of 14-8;
  • Andrew Benson, to be United States Attorney for the District of Maine, by a vote of 19-3;
  • William Boyle, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, by a vote of 12-10;
  • Richard Price, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, by a vote of 12-10; and
  • Darin Smith, to be United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming, by a vote of 12-10.

Watch the executive business meeting HERE. Read Chairman Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) opening statement at the executive business meeting HERE.

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