GREEN BAY, Wis. (WRN) — A newly sworn federal prosecutor is familiar to many Wisconsin voters.
Brad Schimel was sworn in as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin on Monday after President Donald Trump removed a Biden era appointee at the start of this year.
The former Wisconsin attorney general received Trump’s endorsement and Elon Musk’s financial support in running for Wisconsin Supreme Court, losing to Justice Susan Crawford in the April election. Schimel’s term as a Waukesha County circuit court judge ended in August.
U.S. attorneys are usually appointed after a state’s U.S. senators recommend a list of candidates, and the president nominates one to the Senate for approval. Wisconsin Democrat, Senator Tammy Baldwin, said President Trump “blew up” that process. Interim appointments are limited to 120 days, but district court judges can extend that.