Senate Confirms Southern W.Va. U.S. Attorney
By
Andrew Ramonas | May 26, 2010 8:02 am
The Senate confirmed by voice vote Tuesday night the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia.
R. Booth Goodwin was nominated to lead the Charleston, W.Va.-based U.S. Attorney’s office on Jan. 20. He has been an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the office since 2001. Goodwin will replace U.S. Attorney Charles T. Miller. Read more about Goodwin here.
The Senate now confirmed 49 of President Barack Obama’s U.S. Attorney nominees. The chamber has yet to consider another 17 would-be U.S. Attorneys who are waiting for votes in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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[...] Senate finally confirms R. Booth Goodwin as the new Southern West Virginia U.S. Attorney. The Senate now only has 17 U.S. Attorneys remaining to [...]