President-elect Donald Trump chose Joseph Nocella to be the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
Nocella, a Columbia Law School graduate, was appointed Nassau County District Court judge in 2022. He was previously the assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1991 to 1995.
“Judge Nocella has a strong record of bringing Law and Order to the incredible people of New York, serving as a Nassau County District Court Judge, and Family Court Judge,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
The district covers eight million people across Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and Long Island.
The current attorney, Breon Peace, announced last month that he would step down from the position on Jan. 10.
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