Martin Jackley

Former South Dakota U.S. Attorney Marty Jackley (R) on Wednesday filed with the secretary of state’s office to officially enter next year’s race for South Dakota attorney general, The Associated Press reported. Jackley, who was appointed U.S. Attorney by President Bush in 2006, resigned earlier this year to become the state’s attorney general. The office became vacant following Gov. Mike Rounds’s (R) move to name then-state Attorney General Larry Long to be a circuit judge.

Brendan Johnson (from South Dakota Watch blog via Facebook)

Jackley said he is seeking a full term because he enjoys the responsibility of representing the state in legal matters, working with state lawmakers and defending those accused of crimes, The AP reported.  ”My goal is to continue to keep my nose to the ground and do a strong job as attorney general and at election time emphasize experience both in the private sector and as U.S. attorney and my litigation experience,” Jackley told The AP.

No other candidates have announced their candidacy for the office.

Brendan Johnson has been nominated to become the state’s next U.S. Attorney. He has been reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee but has yet to be voted on by the full Senate.

Brendan Johnson (from South Dakota Watch blog via Facebook)

Martin Jackley

South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds has named U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota Martin Jackley as the state’s next attorney general, The Associated Press reported today. Jackley, who has been the district’s U.S. Attorney since 2006, will be sworn in at noon on Sept. 4, when current state attorney general Larry Long is sworn in as a circuit judge.

President Obama on July 14 nominated Brendan Johnson, a former partner at Johnson, Heidepriem, Abdallah and Johnson, LLP in Sioux Falls and the son of Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.), to be the next U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota. Read the Sioux Falls Argus Leader article here.

President Obama sent the following U.S. Attorney nominations to the Senate today:

Dennis K. Burke, of Arizona, to be United States Attorney for the District of Arizona for the term of four years, vice Diane J. Humetewa.

Steven M. Dettelbach, of Ohio, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio for the term of four years, vice Gregory A. White, resigned.

Brendan V. Johnson, of South Dakota, to be United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota for the term of four years, vice Martin J. Jackley.

Karen Louise Loeffler, of Alaska, to be United States Attorney for the District of Alaska for the term of four years, vice Timothy Mark Burgess, resigned.

Florence T. Nakakuni, of Hawaii, to be United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii for the term of four years, vice Edward Hachiro Kubo, Jr.

Carter M. Stewart, of Ohio, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio for the term of four years, vice Gregory Gordon Lockhart.

You can read our previous report on the six nominees here.

You can see how Obama’s performance in filling up the U.S. Attorney’s Offices stacks up against President Bush’s here.