Greg Brower (USDOJ)

Former Nevada U.S. Attorney Gregory A. Brower next week will become a partner at the Las Vegas-based Snell & Wilmer L.L.P., the law firm announced today. Brower resigned Thursday as Daniel Bogden was sworn in as the district’s new U.S. Attorney. Bogden, who was confirmed Sept. 15, was fired in 2006 as part of the Bush administration’s U.S. Attorney purge.

Brower had served as the district’s head prosecutor since December 2007. As a partner in the firm, Brower will focus on complex civil litigation, criminal investigations, regulatory enforcement actions, corporate compliance matters, internal investigations and administrative law issues, according to the firm.

Brower has been mentioned as a possible Republican opponent for Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in 2010 or as a Nevada attorney general candidate.

Deborah Gilg (Gilg, Kruger & Troia)

As four new Obama-appointed U.S. Attorneys took their oaths of office this week, their predecessors resigned. They are:

• Hawaii: Edward H. Kubo Jr. resigned yesterday. He had been the Hawaii’s U.S. Attorney since 2001. Kubo recently was one of six people who was nominated to fill a vacancy on the state First Circuit Court.  Florence Nakakuni was sworn in yesterday. She was confirmed Sept. 29.

• Nebraska: Joe W. Stecher resigned this morning. He has been the district’s U.S. Attorney since 2007. Stecher said, “I have a few options” both in the private and public sectors. Deborah Gilg was sworn in today. She was confirmed Sept. 29.

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  Daniel Bogden (Getty Images)

  Nevada: Gregory A. Brower resigned this morning. He had been the district’s U.S. Attorney since 2007. Brower has not announced official plans but has been mentioned as a possible Republican opponent for Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in 2010 or as a Nevada attorney general candidate. Daniel Bogden was sworn in 10 a.m. Pacific Time. He was confirmed Sept. 15.  Bogden was fired in 2006 as part of the Bush administration’s U.S. Attorney purge. Reid recommended him to President Obama for his old job.

• Western District of Washington: Jeffrey C. Sullivan resigned today. He had been the district’s interim U.S. Attorney since John McKay was forced out during the U.S. Attorney firings in 2006. Sullivan will remain in the office, working as a prosecutor in the criminal division. Jenny Durkan was sworn in this morning. She was confirmed Sept. 29.

Andrew Ramonas contributed to this report.

Daniel Bogden (Ashland University, University of Toledo Law) is nominated to replace Gregory Brower, who took the baton from First Assistant United States Attorney Steven Myhre who — follow us here —  acted as a stopgap after Bogden was fired in 2006 as part of the U.S. Attorney purge.

Daniel Bogden (Getty Images)

So, the former Bush-era U.S. Attorney is among a select few, including Patrick Fitzgerald in the Northern District of Illinois and Jim Letten in the Eastern District of Louisiana, who may cross the partisan divide. He has a certain amount of street cred: Bogden was one of the fired U.S. Attorneys who testified before Congress in 2007 about politicization of the Bush DOJ. But his nomination has raised hackles in the Silver State. Prominent Nevada Democrats have voiced concerns about the selection, and some prosecutors in the office, who chafed at his management style, have said they will leave if Bogden is confirmed.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has said he never had a second-thought about recommending Bogden for the post, and the nominee is also close to Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), whose messy extramarital affair has created another possible pitfall. Bogden could end up presiding over a criminal investigation involving Ensign or his family, creating a potential conflict of interest. (We assume he would recuse himself, but appearances are everything, as they say.)

In any event, Bogden is back.

Check out his vitals below:

• Born in Detroit in 1956.
• Is currently a Reno-based partner at McDonald Carano Wilson, practicing business law and business-related litigation. In 2008 and 2009, he received $208,586 in partnership draws, equity point distributions and bonuses from the firm. Upon his resignation, Bogden will receive a final draw for legal services performed in addition to a $7,349 partner equity point distribution from McDonald Carano Wilson.
• Was U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada from Aug. 18, 2001 to Feb. 28, 2007.
• Was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Nevada from 1990 to 2001, assigned to the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). He spent four of those years as chief of the district’s Reno office.
• Served as an assistant staff judge advocate in the Air Force from 1982 to 1987, primarily focusing on criminal work.
• Spent the summer of 1979 working as a security patrolman at an Ohio amusement park, and was a security guard for Ford Motor Co. in the summer of 1978.
• Went to Ashland University on a football/baseball athletic scholarship and was First Team NCAA Academic All-American (football).
• Has never held a position or played a role in any political campaign.
• Has tried 110 cases to verdict as an assistant staff judge, deputy district attorney and Assistant U.S. Attorney.
• Has a mortgage on his rental property of between $50,001 and $100,000

Click here for his full questionnaire.