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Robert Capers,
already a senior litigation counsel in the public integrity
section, was nominated as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District
of New York.
Obama also nominated Dana Boente for the Eastern District of
Virginia; John Fishwick, Jr. for the Western District of
Virginia; Channing Phillips for the District of Columbia; Emily
Gray Rice for the District of New Hampshire; and Randolph Seiler
for the District of South Dakota.
"Through their dedication and accomplishments, these fine
attorneys have distinguished themselves as some of the best and
brightest their profession has to offer," President Obama said
in a statement.
Following the White House announcement, Attorney General Loretta
Lynch said that both Phillips and Capers would begin serving as
interim U.S. attorneys on Oct. 19.
"These six extraordinary lawyers are more than up to the task,"
Lynch said. "They have deep experience not only in their
districts, but in practicing law at the highest levels."
Many of the nominees announced on Thursday are long-time career
prosecutors.
Capers, for instance, held numerous roles within the Eastern
District of New York and also previously served as an assistant
district attorney in New York City.
Boente, who is currently serving as the acting U.S. attorney for
the Eastern District of Virginia, has worked in the office since
2000 and previously served as interim U.S. attorney for the
Eastern District of Louisiana.
Phillips currently serves as a senior counsel and deputy
assistant associate general in the District of Columbia;
Fishwick is a partner in the Virginia law firm
LichtensteinFishwick PLC; Gray is a shareholder in the law firm
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, P.A.; and Seiler is currently
serving as the acting U.S. attorney for the District of South
Dakota.
(Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch)
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