January 06, 2009 02:11 AM UTC

Who's Up for U.S. Attorney?

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• by: Colorado Pols

The Rocky Mountain News reported today that Sen. Ken Salazar plans to meet with Sen. Mark Udall and incoming Sen. Michael Bennet to, among other things, make a recommendation for Colorado’s next U.S. Attorney.

U.S. Attorneys are typically selected by the President in power, though usually at the suggestion of a particular state’s Senator(s) – providing that they are of the same political party, of course. Current U.S. Attorney Troy “I’ll Run for Anything” Eid is expected to resign before he is formally asked to leave by the Obama administration.

Two names have garnered strong consideration for U.S. Attorney: CU Regent Michael Carrigan and Adams County District Attorney Don Quick. Both are well-qualified and would be solid choices, though Quick is also considering running for Attorney General and is not thought to be in a hurry to leave his current position given the investigation into the recent murder of one of his deputy DAs.

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