Beth Phillips, an assistant U.S. attorney in Kansas City, has been nominated to be the permanent U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri. President Barack Obama announced Phillips’ nomination in a press release today. Her nomination will be subject ...

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The acting U.S. Attorney in Kansas City will be dealing with accused wrongdoers from the other side of the bench. Matt J. Whitworth, a longtime federal prosecutor, was named Friday as a magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for ...

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John Wood has the distinction of being the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri who wasn’t touched by the national attorney firing scandal. Todd Graves, who left the office in March 2006, later revealed that he had been ...

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John Wood, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced his resignation Wednesday afternoon. Wood, who has been at the post less than two years, has accepted a position as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of ...

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