Jackson Attorney Greg Davis Still Under Consideration for U.S. Attorney for Southern District
In July I mentioned in a post that Jackson attorney Greg Davis is under consideration for appointment as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi. That is still the case.
I am hearing that DOJ is conducting a standard background investigation of Davis. The investigation includes calling lawyers around town and asking them what they think of Davis. Lawyers have been taking these phone calls in the last few weeks. This probably means that Davis in the current favorite to be named U.S. Attorney for the Southern District.
President Obama and the Justice Department have been asleep at the wheel on the Mississippi U.S. Attorney positions for the entire 2–year Obama administration. A review of the Main Justice Web Site's U.S. Attorney chart shows that the vast majority of positions around the county have been filled. The current rumblings surrounding Davis is no strong indication that Obama is waking up on this.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Felicia Adams is thought to still be the leading candidate in the Northern District, despite more recent rumors focusing on Senator Gray Tollison.
Frankly, Obama has taken so long to fill these positions that interest on the subject seems to have waned. Obama will be in a dog fight to keep his job two years from now, so any appointments at this late date may be short term. Filling judicial and U.S. Attorney positions is an area where the Obama administration has underachieved and disappointed its supporters.
