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Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

President Obama’s U.S. Attorney nominees are turning out to be a diverse bunch in terms of race, gender — and net worth.

Of the 29 U.S. Attorney candidates who have been confirmed or nominated so far, reported net worth ranges from nearly $6 million to less than $10,000, according to an analysis of financial disclosure data filed with the Senate Judiciary Committtee.

Jenny Durkan is the wealthiest of President Obama's U.S. Attorney picks announced so far.

Jenny Durkan is the wealthiest of President Obama's U.S. Attorney picks announced so far.

The wealthiest include recently confirmed U.S. Attorneys Jenny Durkan of the Western District of Washington ($5.9 million) and Paul Fishman of New Jersey ($5.1 million).

Four nominees reported net worth of less than $200,000. They are Stephanie Rose, nominated to lead Iowa’s Northern District; Richard Callahan, nominated for Missouri’s Eastern District; Carter Stewart of Ohio’s Southern District; and Nick Klinefeldt, of Iowa’s Northern District.

Both Rose and Klinefeldt are under 40. Moreover, Rose has spent most of her career in government, as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Iowa. Klinefeldt, meanwhile, reported little equity in his personal residence and student loan debt for both himself and his wife.

Before taking on the Western Washington job, Durkan ran her own law firm in Seattle and worked at a number of other law firms, including Williams & Connolly. She donated $288,205 to Democratic candidates, causes and organizations on the state and federal levels from 1998 to 2008, election records show.

Fishman was a partner at Friedman, Kaplan, Seiler & Adelman in New York, specializing in white-collar defense, corporate investigations and complex civil litigation.

Below is a ranking of the U.S. Attorney picks by net worth. We’ll update the table as more nominees for the 93 federal prosecuting jobs are announced.

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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Carter Stewart (Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease)

Carter Stewart (Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease)

Carter M. Stewart this morning took the oath of office as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, The Dayton Daily News reported. He was sworn in by U.S. District Court Judge Edmund Sargus Jr.

The Senate confirmed Stewart by unanimous consent on Sept. 15. He replaces Gregory Lockhart, who resigned last month.

Most recently, Stewart was an associate at the Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease law firm. Before joining the firm in 2005, Stewart joined the U.S. Attorney’s office in San Jose, where he prosecuted gangs and handled general crimes, including drug and gun possession, social security fraud, obstruction of justice, environmental crimes, and illegal immigration. While working in the office, Stewart helped investigate and prosecute Victor Conte and others at Balco Laboratories for peddling anabolic steroids.

He also has worked as an associate in Bingham McCutchen’s San Francisco office. In the early 1990s, Stewart was an analyst in the New York City Office of Management and Budget.

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

The Senate confirmed six U.S. Attorneys this afternoon by unanimous consent.

They are:

Steven Dettelbach (ohio.gov)

Steven Dettelbach (ohio.gov)

Carter Stewart (Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease)

Carter Stewart (Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease)

-Steven Dettelbach (Northern District of Ohio): The partner at the Baker & Hostetler law firm was nominated July 14. Dettelbach will replace Gregory White, who resigned in 2008. Read more about Dettelbach here.

-Carter Stewart (Southern District of Ohio): The associate at the Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease law firm was nominated July 14. He will replace Gregory Lockhart, who resigned last month. Read more about the appointee here.

Peter Neronha (DOJ)

Peter Neronha (DOJ)

Daniel Bogden (Getty Images)

Daniel Bogden (Getty Images)

-Peter Neronha (Rhode Island): The Rhode Island Assistant U.S. Attorney was nominated July 31. Neronha will replace Robert Clark Corrente, who resigned June 26. Read more about the appointee here.

-Daniel Bogden (Nevada): The former Nevada U.S. Attorney, who was fired during the 2006 U.S. Attorney purge, was re-nominated July 31. Bogden will replace Gregory Brower, whose resignation is effective Oct. 10. Read more about Bogden here.

Neil MacBride (Business Software Alliance)

Neil MacBride (Business Software Alliance)

-Dennis Burke (Arizona): Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s senior adviser on border security and law enforcement was nominated July 14. Burke will replace Diane Humetewa, who resigned Aug. 2. Read more about the appointee here.

-Neil MacBride (Eastern District of Virginia): The Justice Department Associate Deputy Attorney General was nominated Aug. 6. MacBride will replace Chuck Rosenberg, who resigned in October 2008. Read more about MacBride here.

The Senate has now confirmed all 11 U.S. Attorneys that have been reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

On Thursday, the panel is slated to consider U.S. Attorney nominees Jenny Durkan for the Western District of Washington and Paul Fishman for New Jersey. After the committee votes on Durkan and Fishman, it will still have to consider five more U.S. Attorney nominees. The panel has not announced when it will vote on the five nominees.

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

The Senate Judiciary Committee reported four U.S. Attorney nominees out of committee today by voice vote.

They are:

Daniel Bogden (Getty Images)

Daniel Bogden (Getty Images)

-Daniel Bogden (Nevada): The former Nevada U.S. Attorney, who was fired during the 2006 U.S. Attorney purge, was re-nominated July 31. Bogden would replace Gregory Brower. Read more about Bogden here.

Neil MacBride (Business Software Alliance)

Neil MacBride (Business Software Alliance)

-Dennis Burke (Arizona): Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s senior adviser on border security and law enforcement was nominated July 14. Burke would replace Diane Humetewa, who resigned Aug. 2. Read more about the nominee here.

-Neil MacBride (Eastern District of Virginia): The Justice Department Associate Deputy Attorney General was nominated Aug. 6. MacBride would replace Chuck Rosenberg, who resigned in October 2008. Read more about MacBride here.

-Peter Neronha (Rhode Island): The Rhode Island Assistant U.S. Attorney was nominated July 31. Neronha would replace Robert Clark Corrente, who resigned June 26. Read more about the nominee here.

“I think they are nominees worthy of confirmation,” Judiciary Ranking Member Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) said at the meeting today.

The panel has now endorsed a total of 11 U.S. Attorney nominees, including five who were confirmed by the full Senate last month. Another seven U.S. Attorney nominees have yet to be considered by the committee.

Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) criticized Senate delays on DOJ nominees in prepared remarks for the confirmation hearing of Environment and Natural Resources Division nominee Ignacia Moreno and four federal judges.

DOJ nominees who are still awaiting Senate confirmation include Dawn Johnsen for the Office of Legal Counsel, Thomas Perez for the Civil Rights Division, Mary L. Smith for the Tax Division, and Christopher Schroeder for the Office of Legal Policy. In addition, two U.S. Attorney nominees — Steven M. Dettelbach for the Northern District of Ohio and Carter M. Stewart for the Southern District of Ohio – have already been reported out of committee and “deserve prompt consideration by the full Senate,” Leahy said.

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Southern District of Ohio U.S. Attorney Gregory Lockhart will step down from his post at the end of the month, the Dayton Daily News reported this afternoon.

Gregory Lockhart (DOJ)

Gregory Lockhart (DOJ)

The Senate confirmed Lockhart as U.S. Attorney in 2001. He spent 14 years as an Assistant United States Attorney before he became the top federal prosecutor in the Southern District.

He also taught at University of Dayton’s College of Law and Wright State University’s Colleges of Political Science and Business while working at the U.S. Attorney’s office.

President Obama nominated Carter M. Stewart to be the next Southern District U.S. Attorney. The Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed Stewart earlier this month.

Friday, August 7th, 2009

The Senate confirmed five U.S. Attorneys today by unanimous consent.

They are:

  • Tristram Coffin, Vermont U.S. Attorney
  • Joyce Vance, Northern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney
  • Preet Bharara, Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney
  • B. Todd Jones, Minnesota U.S. Attorney
  • John Kacavas, New Hampshire U.S. Attorney
B. Todd Jones (Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi)

B. Todd Jones (Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi)

The federal prosecutors were in the first batch of U.S. Attorney nominees President Obama sent to the Senate June 4. Jenny Durkan for the Western District of Washington and Paul Fishman for the District of New Jersey are the only nominees from that group that have not been considered by the Senate or Senate Judiciary Committee yet.

Joyce Vance (DOJ)

Joyce Vance (DOJ)

U.S. Attorney nominees Steven Dettelbach for Ohio’s Northern District and Carter M. Stewart for Ohio’s Southern District were the only U.S. Attorney appointees that were reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, but not considered by the Senate today. The panel endorsed the two nominees yesterday. Read out post about them here.

But there are also other Justice Department nominees the Senate has not considered yet. They are:

  • Dawn Johnsen, Office of Legal Counsel (Reported out of committee: March 19)
  • Thomas Perez, Civil Rights Division (Reported out of committee: June 4)
  • Mary L. Smith, Tax Division (Reported out of committee: June 11)
  • Christopher Schroeder, Office of Legal Policy (Reported out of committee: July 28)
Patrick Leahy (Gov)

Patrick Leahy (Gov)

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said confirming today the five U.S. Attorneys along with Vermont U.S. Marshal David Demag and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director David Kappos was “long overdue.” He lamented that the Senate didn’t passed more appointees before the August recess.

“I am disappointed that … several other important executive nominations, remain pending in the Senate but look forward to considering them when the Senate returns in September,” Leahy said in a statement.

Read our previous report on the delays here.