Judiciary Committee Advances Nominations for Assistant Attorney General, Mississippi and Louisiana District Courts and Four U.S. Attorneys

WASHINGTON
– The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations:
Tysen Duva
, to be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, by a vote of 12-10;
Robert P. Chamberlin
, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi, by a vote of 12-10;
William J. Crain
, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, by a vote of 12-10;
James D. Maxwell II
, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi, by a vote of 12-10;
Alexander C. Van Hook
, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, by a vote of 16-6;
Erin Creegan
, to be United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, by a vote of 18-4;
Ryan Anthony Kriegshauser
, to be United States Attorney for the District of Kansas, by a vote of 12-10;
James Kruger
, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, by a vote of 12-10; and
Scott Leary
, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, by a vote of 17-5.
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