On Thursday the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal had a story about the two vacant U.S. attorney positions in Mississippi. The story named only two potential appointees: Forest attorney Costance Slaughter-Harvey and Oxford attorney Christi McCoy. Booneville attorney Ron Michael has removed his name from consideration.

I thought that Slaughter-Harvey had also removed her name from consideration. Natchez attorney Deborah McDonald is said to be a candidate, as is Jackson attorney Cliff Johnson. It is believed that at least one (and perhaps both) of the appointments will go to a minority attorney. Johnson and McCoy are white. McDonald and Slaughter-Harvey are African-American.

It is unknown when President Obama will make the appointments.