OBAMA TO NOMINATE LORETTA LYNCH AS ATTORNEY GENERAL (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Saturday, November 08, 2014, 11:08

Loretta Lynch has overseen bank fraud and other public corruption cases

US President Barack Obama has chosen New York federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch to replace Eric Holder as US attorney general, the White House says.

If the Senate confirms her appointment, Ms Lynch will be the first African-American woman to head the US Justice Department.

Mr Holder, who resigned from the post six weeks ago, was the first African-American to serve as attorney general.

The White House said Ms Lynch would be formally nominated on Saturday.

Correspondents say Ms Lynch, 55, is known for her low-key personality and has stirred little controversy during her two tenures as US attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

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