TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 1, 2022

President Joe Biden nominated three attorneys on Friday to fill U.S. attorney posts in Tennessee. In the Eastern District, Biden nominated Casey Arrowood, who has been an assistant U.S. attorney in the district since 2018. He previously held that same position in the Western District of North Carolina and was also a trial attorney in the Counterintelligence & Export Control Section of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. In the Middle District, Biden nominated Henry Leventis, who focuses on litigation and dispute resolution at Spencer Fane’s Nashville office. He previously was an assistant U.S. attorney in the district and was a trial attorney in the criminal section of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. In the Western District, Biden nominated Kevin Ritz. He is a longtime assistant U.S. attorney in the district, serving since 2005. A spokesperson for U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, said the senator would support the candidates, Bloomberg Law reports. U.S, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, did not comment for the story.