Today
President Donald Trump announced his seventh wave of United States
Attorney nominations. The United States Attorney serves as the chief
Federal law enforcement officer within his
or her Federal judicial district. These four candidates share the
President’s vision for “Making America Safe Again.” Accordingly, the
President today announced his intent to nominate these individuals to
serve as the United States Attorney for their respective
jurisdictions.
If confirmed, Erin Nealy Cox of Texas will serve as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
Ms.
Nealy Cox is currently a Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Co in the
cybersecurity and risk practice. She also serves on the Board of
Directors of Sally Beauty Holdings, a large retailer on the NYSE.
From 1999 to 2008, Ms. Nealy Cox served as an Assistant United States
Attorney in the Northern District of Texas, where she prosecuted cyber
crimes, white collar crimes, and general crimes. In 2004 and 2005, she
served at Main Justice as chief of staff and
senior counsel to the Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal
Policy. Ms. Nealy Cox also previously worked at Stroz Friedberg, a
cybersecurity and investigations consulting firm. Ms. Nealy Cox clerked
for the Honorable Henry A. Politz, when he
served as Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the
Fifth Circuit, and the Honorable Barefoot Sanders, United States
District Judge in the Northern District of Texas. She received a B.B.A
in finance from the McCombs School of Business at the
University of Texas at Austin and her J.D., magna cum laude, from
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.
If confirmed, Duane A. Kees of Arkansas will serve as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas.
Mr. Kees
is currently an ethics and compliance director with Wal-Mart Stores,
Inc., where he focuses on corporate investigations. Mr. Kees served in
the U.S Army JAG Corps for eight years. During his time on active duty,
he prosecuted and defended a variety of complex
cases and earned two Bronze Stars and a Meritorious Service Medal. He
is currently a Major in the Arkansas National Guard. He previously was a
partner at the Asa Hutchinson Law Group, LLC. He received his B.A.
from the University of Arkansas and his J.D.
from the University of Arkansas School of Law.
If confirmed, Matthew D. Krueger of Wisconsin will serve as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Mr.
Krueger is currently an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern
District of Wisconsin, and has worked in the U.S. Attorney’s Office
since 2013. Mr. Krueger previously worked as an associate at Sidley
Austin LLP in Washington, D.C. He also served
as a Bristow Fellow in the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the
Solicitor General. He clerked for the Honorable Paul V. Niemeyer of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Mr. Krueger
received his B.S., with honors, from the University
of Wisconsin-Madison, and his J.D., summa cum laude, from the
University of Minnesota Law School, where he served as editor-in-chief
of the Minnesota Law Review.
If confirmed, Christina E. Nolan of Vermont will serve as the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont.
Since
2010, Ms. Nolan has served as an Assistant United States Attorney in
the District of Vermont, where she has prosecuted a variety of criminal
cases, including complex drug trafficking offenses,
money laundering, firearms offenses, violent crime, and crimes against
children. Ms. Nolan previously served as an Assistant District Attorney
in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. From 2005 to 2009, Ms. Nolan
worked as a litigation associate at Goodwin Procter
LLP, in Boston, where she concentrated her practice in white collar
criminal defense. Ms. Nolan clerked for The Honorable F. Dennis Saylor
IV, of the United States District Court for the District of
Massachusetts. A native Vermonter, Ms. Nolan graduated
with departmental honors from the University of Vermont, summa cum
laude, with B.A.s in political science and history. She received a
J.D., magna cum laude, from Boston College Law School.
Source: The White House, Office of the Press Secretary
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