Biden Nominees Would Be First Black U.S. Attorneys For Indiana

President Biden nominated two Hoosier attorneys to head the northern and southern federal judicial districts.

Biden nominated Zachary A. Myers to be the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District.  Myers is the son of 2020 Indiana Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Woody Myers.

The younger Myers has worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland since 2014.

The president nominated Clifford Johnson to be the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District.  Johnson joined the district as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in 1986.

If both men are confirmed by the Senate, they would be the first African Americans to serve as U.S. Attorneys in Indiana history.

“There are 93 districts in the United States, and in the previous administration we had 7 women who were in those 93 positions, and you had 7 people of color,” said Stepanie Moore a Professor of Law and Ethics at the Kelley School of Business.

U.S. Attorneys are in charge of prosecuting federal cases in their districts.  They are appointed to 4-year terms and serve at the pleasure of the president.