| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Contact: Beth Day |
| August 3, 2001 | (202)224-6404 |
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Trent Lott announced today that President George W. Bush has nominated James Greenlee of Oxford to be U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi.
Greenlee has served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District since 1987. He received his law degree in 1981 from the University of Mississippi, and he practiced law with the firm of Taylor and Whitwell in Southaven, Mississippi. Greenlee served as an officer in the U.S. Navy and in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Cochran said, "Jim Greenlee's outstanding judicial experience and good character will enable him to serve honorably as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District in our state." "Jim Greenlee's varied experience as a career Naval officer, his present position as assistant U.S. Attorney and his many years as an acting U.S. attorney uniquely qualify him to now serve as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi," Senator Lott said. "From the onset, he will be one of the most qualified U.S. Attorneys in the nation, and I will encourage my colleagues in the Senate to support this outstanding nomination by President Bush."
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