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Indiana’s two U.S. senators are seeking applications for the two U.S. attorney vacancies in the state as well as for a federal judge slot.
Republican Sens. Todd Young and Jim Banks said in a news release that applications for U.S. district attorney are due Feb. 7. Applications for the district judge opening are due Feb. 21.
The district attorney slots became open earlier this month when Clifford Johnson of the state’s Northern District and Zach Myers of the Southern District announced they were stepping down.
Both were nominated to their posts by former President Joe Biden, a Democrat. Both stepped down just before President Donald Trump, a Republican, took office.
The Southern District judge post has been vacant since July 2024, when Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson took senior status.
U.S. District Court judges and U.S. attorneys are nominated by the president and must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. But senators in the state where the judicial officers will serve traditionally provide advice and consent on the presidential nominations.
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