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North Texas has a new United States attorney, officials with the Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.

The attorney, Ryan Raybould, was nominated by President Donald Trump in October and named to the post this week by attorney general Pam Bondi, according to a statement.

Raybould succeeds Leigha Simonton, who was appointed in 2022 by then-president Joe Biden.

Simonton had previously served the district as an assistant U.S. attorney for 18 years, and resigned from the office in January, one day before Trump’s inauguration.

As the chief federal law enforcement officer for the Northern District of Texas, Raybould will oversee roughly 220 U.S. attorneys in Dallas-Fort Worth, Amarillo, Lubbock, Abilene and surrounding areas, according to the statement.

Prior to serving in the role, Raybould was a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis in the Government, Regulatory, and Internal Investigations Practice Group, officials said.

He also served as a federal prosecutor in the Department of Justice for seven years, and as chief counsel to Texas Senator John Cornyn, according to the statement.

Raybould received his juris doctor from Notre Dame Law School, officials said.

His nomination is pending confirmation in the U.S. Senate.