The Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed two U.S. Attorney nominees by voice vote Thursday morning.

They are:

David A. Capp (DOJ)

– David A. Capp (Northern District of Indiana): The Northern District of Indiana interim U.S. Attorney was tapped to be the leader of the Hammond, Ind.-based office on Dec. 23. He would succeed Joseph S. Van Bokkelen, who stepped down as U.S. Attorney in 2007. Read more about Capp here ^[1].

Anne Tompkins (Alston and Bird)

– Anne M. Tompkins (Western District of North Carolina): The Charlotte, N.C., lawyer also was nominated on Dec. 23. She would succeed Gretchen Shappert as the Senate-confirmed U.S. Attorney. Shappert resigned as U.S. Attorney in March 2009. Since then Ed Ryan has filled the job. Read more about Tompkins here ^[2].

The panel has now approved 40 U.S. Attorney nominees, 36 of whom have already won Senate confirmation. The committee has yet to schedule votes for another 16 would-be U.S. Attorneys.