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January 5, 2026
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Open official sourceAndrew Benson, of Maine, to be United States Attorney for the District of Maine for the term of four years, vice Darcie N. McElwee.
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Andrew Benson, of Maine, to be United States Attorney for the District of Maine for the term of four years, vice Darcie N. McElwee.
Megan Blair Benton, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, vice M. Douglas Harpool, retiring.
William Boyle, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term of four years, vice Michael F. Easley, Jr.
Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Aaron Reitz, resigned.
David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, vice Paul Kinloch Holmes, III, retired.
Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, vice Lynn N. Hughes, retired.
Kevin Holmes, of Arkansas, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas for the term of four years, vice Duane A. Kees, term expired.
Zachary Keller, of Louisiana, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana for the term of four years, vice Brandon B. Brown.
Brian Charles Lea, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, vice John Thomas Fowlkes, Jr., retired.
Brian David Miller, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years, vice Gerard M. Karam.
Justin R. Olson, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, vice Jane E. Magnus-Stinson, retired.
Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska, vice Timothy Mark Burgess, retired.
Richard Price, of Missouri, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri for the term of four years, vice Timothy A. Garrison, term expired.
Darin Smith, of Wyoming, to be United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming for the term of four years, vice Mark A. Klaassen, term expired.
Donald J. Trump