Biden Crosses Midpoint of U.S. Attorney Picks by Tapping Five

The White House announced five new chief federal prosecutors Friday, including nominees to head the U.S. Attorney’s offices based in Philadelphia and Sacramento.

President Joe Biden’s package of U.S. attorney choices mostly reflected promotions of existing public officials, such as Jacqueline Romero for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where she’s currently a line prosecutor, and Phillip Talbert for the Eastern District of California, where he’s already the attorney general-appointed U.S. attorney.

Planned U.S. attorney nominations also include Joshua Hurwit, an assistant U.S. attorney in Idaho, to serve as his office’s top prosecutor, Rachelle Crowe, an Illinois state senator, for the ...