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| https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/senate-republicans-confirm-four-us-attorneys-four-us-marshals-and-doj-inspector-general | Senate Republicans Confirm Four U.S. Attorneys, Four U.S. Marshals and DOJ Inspector General | 2026-08-07 | 2026 | 2026-08 | Republican | Senate | IA | Chuck Grassley | G000386 | www.grassley.senate.gov | grassley | https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) applauded the Senate’s confirmation of four U.S. Attorneys, four U.S. Marshals and the Inspector General for the Department of Justice (DOJ). The nominees were confirmed as part of a nominations package of 74 executive nominees, by a vote of 51-47. Under Grassley’s leadership in the 119th Congress, the Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced 141 of President Trump’s nominees, including 11 circuit judges, 46 district judges, one Court of International Trade judge, 48 U.S. attorneys and 12 U.S. marshals. The Senate has now confirmed 136 of those nominees. “U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals are vital parts of our nation’s law enforcement system – responsible for prosecuting violent criminals, protecting the American public and enforcing the rule of law,” Grassley said. “As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I’ve been proud to advance and confirm President Trump’s law and order nominees to protect communities across America.” The nominees advanced by the Senate Judiciary Committee and confirmed today include: Kenneth Sorenson, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii. Timothy VerHey, to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan. Sean Costello, to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama. Christopher Nassar, to be U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Johnson TeeHee II, to be U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. James Arnott, to be U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Missouri. Jack Chambers, to be U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia. Jason Holt, to be U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Don Berthiaume, to be Inspector General for the Department of Justice. Background: Historically, executive nominees, such as U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals, were routinely confirmed on a bipartisan basis due to their non-political and non-controversial nature. That bipartisan tradition was destroyed last year when Senate Democrats placed an unprecedented blanket hold on all of President Trump’s 93 U.S. Attorneys. Senate Republicans overcame the partisan blockade in October of 2025, confirming 16 U.S. Attorneys as part of an initial nominations package of 107 executive nominees. The Senate then confirmed 14 U.S. Attorneys in December 2025, as part of a second nominations package, and 13 U.S. Attorneys and eight U.S. Marshals in May 2026, as part of a third package. | 1 | 2026-08-08T05:41:38Z | 2026-08-08T05:43:24Z |