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.
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