The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas will resign next month to enter private practice in the Houston area, The Associated Press reported today.
Tim Johnson (DOJ)
Court-appointed U.S. Attorney Tim Johnson will join Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell at its Houston law offices after his resignation becomes effective on Feb. 13, according to the Houston Chronicle’s Legal Trade blog.
Johnson has led the Houston-based U.S. Attorney’s office since the resignation of Don DeGabrielle in November 2008. He had been DeGabrielle’s First Assistant since 2006.
“The past almost four years have been the most rewarding of my life,” Johnson said in a news release. “It has been an honor and a privilege to work alongside [the office's staffers].”
President Barack Obama has yet to announce his nominee to lead the Southern District office.
Republican Texas Sens. John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison have recommended Southern District Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson for the post. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, who chairs the Texas delegation of House Democrats, is also making U.S. Attorney recommendations, but has yet to announce his candidate.
