SEATTLE, Wash. — President Donald Trump has nominated Brian Moran, a former top official in the Washington state Attorney General's Office, to be the next U.S. attorney in Seattle.
Moran, who now works with the Seattle law firm of Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe, supervised nearly 600 state lawyers as chief deputy attorney general from 2006 to 2013 under Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna. Before that he was the office's chief criminal prosecutor beginning in 1998.
If confirmed by the Senate, Moran would be the top federal prosecutor in Western Washington. The current U.S. attorney is Annette Hayes.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray said in a statement emailed to The Associated Press on Thursday that she has met with Moran and that he has strong legal experience. She says it's crucial for U.S. attorneys to have independence and a commitment to justice, and she's hopeful Moran will demonstrate those qualities.
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