April Perry’s historic nomination as first female Chicago US attorney advanced by Senate Judiciary Committee on party-line vote
On a largely party-line vote, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced the nomination of April Perry to be the next U.S. attorney in Chicago, marking a crucial step to becoming the first-ever woman to hold the high-profile position.
Perry’s selection, which was announced by President Joe Biden three months ago, was among a dozen federal nominations to be considered at an executive meeting of the Judiciary Committee, which is chaired
