President Donald J. Trump sent 14 federal nominations to the Senate on January 5 2026, appointing new U.S. Attorneys and district judges across the country. Andrew Benson will serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine for a four‑year term. Megan Blair Benton is nominated as U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. William Boyle will be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Daniel E. Burrows is nominated as Assistant Attorney General. David Clay Fowlkes, Nicholas Jon Ganjei, Kevin Holmes, Zachary Keller, Brian Charles Lea, Brian David Miller, Justin R. Olson, Aaron Christian Peterson, Richard Price and Darin Smith have been nominated to serve as U.S. Attorneys or district judges in Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Alaska, Missouri and Wyoming, respectively. All attorney nominees are for four‑year terms.
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