{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=1062861C-AE3F-4302-A1B2-CFCF86669C7E", "COCHRAN, WICKER WELCOME SENATE CONFIRMATION OF CHAD LAMAR", "2017-11-09", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Thad Cochran", "C000567", "www.cochran.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today welcomed Senate confirmation of William Chadwick (Chad) Lamar of Oxford to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi. Lamar, who was recommended by Cochran and Wicker, was confirmed by unanimous consent on Thursday.\u00a0 President Trump nominated Lamar in June. \u201cChad Lamar now has the important responsibility of serving as the federal government\u2019s chief prosecutor in North Mississippi.\u00a0 His solid career as an Assistant U.S. Attorney should serve him well,\u201d Cochran said.\u00a0 \u201cI am pleased the Senate has confirmed this well-qualified Mississippian.\u201d \u201cChad Lamar is an experienced prosecutor who has served the Northern District of Mississippi for the past 25 years,\u201d Wicker said.\u00a0 \u201cI am confident he will continue to serve the state with the same level of distinction in his new role.\u201d Lamar has been an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District since 1991, serving in both the Criminal and Civil Divisions.\u00a0 He is currently the chief of the Criminal Division, and has extensive management experience within the Office of the U.S. Attorney.\u00a0 Lamar has degrees from Millsaps College, the University of Mississippi Lamar School of Law, and the Boston University School of Law. With Lamar\u2019s confirmation, both U.S. Attorney positions in Mississippi are now filled.\u00a0 On Oct. 3, the Senate confirmed D. Michael Hurst of Madison to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=1062861C-AE3F-4302-A1B2-CFCF86669C7E"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7853638380765915, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}