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Brad Schimel, a Republican and former Wisconsin AG, retained control of Milwaukee’s federal prosecutions after being named first assistant U.S. attorney amid nationwide delays in confirming U.S. attorneys.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has appointed Brad Schimel, the former interim U.S. attorney for Wisconsin’s Eastern District, as first assistant U.S. attorney, enabling him to continue leading federal prosecutions in Milwaukee after his 120-day interim appointment expired and federal judges declined to extend it.
The move reflects a nationwide trend where Senate Democrats’ delays in confirming presidential nominees have left most of the nation’s 94 federal judicial districts without Senate-confirmed U.S. attorneys, with only 30 currently led by confirmed officials.
Schimel, a Republican and former Wisconsin attorney general, retains operational control under his new title amid political scrutiny, with Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin criticizing his appointment as partisan and Republican Senator Ron Johnson calling the judges’ decision to not extend Schimel’s role “bizarre.”
Brad Schimel, un republicano y ex fiscal general de Wisconsin, retuvo el control de los enjuiciamientos federales de Milwaukee después de ser nombrado primer asistente del fiscal de los Estados Unidos en medio de retrasos a nivel nacional en la confirmación de los abogados estadounidenses.