Judges may appoint prosecutor to succeed McKay

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Source: The Seattle Times

By Alicia Mundy and Jennifer Sullivan

Seattle Times staff reporters

With the appointment of interim U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Sullivan about to end, federal judges in Seattle and Tacoma are preparing to name a new U.S. attorney for Western Washington for what may be the first time.

Sullivan was named acting U.S. attorney shortly after the Justice Department's controversial firing of John McKay in December. His appointment will end Oct. 12, along with those of 11 other interim U.S. attorneys, because of legislation passed this spring, according to the Justice Department.

If the White House does not nominate a permanent replacement for McKay, the U.S. District Court in Seattle can name a new interim federal prosecutor. The decision would fall to the court's senior judge, Robert Lasnik, a Clinton appointee who has been preparing to fill the vacancy.



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[PSPS]

1. And not a moment too soon, with another Rossi run for governor

The slimy Dino Rossi almost stole the election last time. Thankfully, the local media didn't entirely take the bait with the phony "voter fraud" stories made up by him and his cronies (who stood to bleed the state's treasury dry, at least what's left of it.)

In true republican/criminal fashion, Rossi's been skirting campaign laws lately, amassing campaign funds without formally declaring, kind of like Fred Thompson was doing.

Of course, now that bush has managed his "recess appointment without the recess" of the founder of the federalist society to replace gonzo, you can be sure they're scrambling to come up with another hack to install in Washington.