Biden Expected to Name First Black Manhattan U.S. Attorney (1)

President Joe Biden is expected to nominate veteran federal prosecutor Damian Williams to be U.S. attorney for Manhattan. He would be the first Black person to lead the nation’s highest-profile outpost of the Justice Department if confirmed.

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer said he will recommend Williams for the job, following the traditional process in which senators select candidates to serve as U.S. attorneys and judges for their states. Williams must still be formally nominated by the White House and put forth for Senate consideration.

Several people with knowledge of Schumer’s selection process said in recent months that there was ...