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Law Practice

Nov. 20, 2008

Who Will Obama Pick as State's U.S. Attorneys?

President-elect Barack Obama will likely replace nearly all of the nation's 93 U.S. attorneys. Who will get California's four federal prosecutor posts?

By Robert Iafolla
Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - If recent history is any guide, President-elect Barack Obama will begin replacing nearly all of the nation's 93 U.S. attorneys soon after he takes office on Jan. 20.

California's two Democratic senators have yet to establish a procedure for evaluating candidates, and Obama is focused on appointing White House staff and potential cabinet members, not U.S. attorneys. But, lawyers are looking ...

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