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Dec. 10, 2025

Eastern District judges keep Eric Grant in post as US attorney

Eric Grant's reappointment brings stability to the Eastern District's leadership, contrasting with mounting legal challenges and resignations involving other interim U.S. attorneys appointed by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Eastern District judges keep Eric Grant in post as US attorney
Chief U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley with Eric Grant after swearing in Grant as acting U.S. attorney. Courtesy of US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California

Chief U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley has sworn in Eric Grant as the court-appointed U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of California, allowing him to remain the region's top federal law enforcement official after his 120-day interim appointment expired and until a presidential nominee is confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed Grant in August, and the district's judges recently voted to keep him on as the court-appointed U.S. attorne...

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