Senate Confirms Darin Smith As US Attorney Days After 'Flagrant' Misconduct Finding

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2. He'll be a U.S. Attorney for Wyoming, not a judge.

This is not a lifetime appontment.

AI, swiping from Wikipedia and DOJ:

U.S. Attorneys serve fixed four-year terms but can be removed by the President at any time. Though appointed for four years, they typically remain in office beyond their official term until a successor is nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

Because U.S. Attorneys are political appointees and not civil servants, their tenure is heavily tied to the administration in power.

And good morning.