The Senate Judiciary Committee approved two U.S. Attorney nominees by voice vote Thursday morning.
They are:
Wifredo Ferrer (gov)
– Wifredo Ferrer (Southern District of Florida): The assistant Dade County, Fla., attorney and deputy chief of staff to then-Attorney General Janet Reno would succeed R. Alexander Acosta, who stepped down as U.S. Attorney last summer. Ferrer was nominated on Feb. 24. Read more about the nominee here.
Bill Nettles (Sanders & Nettles)
– William Nettles (South Carolina): The attorney at the Columbia, S.C., law firm of Sanders & Nettles LLC would succeed W. Walter Wilkins III, who resigned as U.S. Attorney earlier this month. Nettles was tapped on Dec. 22. Read more about him here.
The panel has now approved 38 U.S. Attorney nominees, 36 of whom have already won Senate confirmation. The committee has yet to schedule votes for another 18 would-be U.S. Attorneys.
