Trump Nominates Long Island Judge for Brooklyn US Attorney

Donald Trump has nominated a state court judge from Long Island to be US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, a key prosecutor’s office that has aggressively brought cases involving malfeasance on Wall Street and beyond.

Joseph Nocella Jr., a graduate of Columbia Law School, served as a district court judge in Nassau County, according to Trump. If confirmed, he would replace Breon Peace, a Brooklyn native who was appointed US attorney by President Joe Biden in 2021. Peace has said he’d step down on Jan. 10.

“Judge Nocella has a strong record of bringing Law and ...