A Florida screening committee submitted three finalists for Middle District U.S. Attorney to the state’s senators, The Florida Times-Union reported ^[1] last night.

The finalists are:

Harry Shorstein (Shorstein & Lasnetski)

-Harry Shorstein: He is a partner at Jacksonville law firm Shorstein & Lasnetski ^[2] where he works on white-collar crimes cases. He previously served as a Florida state attorney. He has also worked as a general counsel for Jacksonville and as a Naval judge advocate. Read his full bio here ^[3].

-Robert O’Neill: He was interim U.S. Attorney for the Middle District in 2008 and currently leads the office’s criminal division.

-Roger Handberg: He is an Assistant U.S. Attorney who in charge of the Middle District Orlando office.

Eight candidates were eliminated during the screening process, The Tampa Tribune reported ^[4]. They are:

-Michael Scionti

-Herbert M. Berkowitz

-Marcus A. Christian

-Thomas K. Equels

-John Z. Pare

-Michael Peacock

-Michael L. Seigel

-Sandra J. Wiseman

Sens. Bill Nelson (D) and Mel Martinez (R) will likely recommend one or more of the U.S. Attorney finalists to President Obama. The president will then pick a nominee, who would replace Bush-holdover A. Brian Albritton ^[5]. The Senate must approve Obama’s appointee before the nominee can become a U.S. Attorney.

The screening panel has also named finalists for the Florida Southern District. Read our post here ^[6].