The White House announced today that President Obama is nominating Daniel Bogden to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, a post Bogden previously held from 2001 to 2007 before he was fired by the Bush administration. Bogden was dismissed along with eight other U.S. Attorneys whose firings triggered a series of investigations and resignations that dominated much of 2007.
Obama also nominated three others to serve as United States Attorney: Deborah Gilg for the District of Nebraska, Timothy Heaphy for the Western District of Virginia, and Peter Neronha for the District of Rhode Island.
“These fine men and women have demonstrated the extensive knowledge of the law and deep commitment to public service Americans deserve from their United States Attorneys,” Obama said in a statement. “It is with the utmost confidence in their ability and integrity that I nominate them for the weighty task of pursuing justice on behalf of the American people.”
TPMmuckraker reported on Bogden’s firing back in January 2007.
