Overview

• U.S. District Chief Judge Virginia Kendall issued a general order on July 24 stating that the full court approved Boutros’s appointment effective August 5.
• Andrew Boutros, who was named interim U.S. attorney by Attorney General Pam Bondi on April 7, will serve until any future presidential nominee is confirmed and no new candidate has been put forward.
• Title 28, Section 546(d) empowers district courts to install interim U.S. attorneys when presidential nominations lapse or stall, enabling Boutros’s court-driven appointment.
• The office has been without a Senate-confirmed leader since John Lausch departed in March 2023 after Senator JD Vance blocked President Biden’s nominee April Perry.
• Boutros has signaled enforcement priorities on violent crime, drug cartels, human trafficking and child exploitation in line with presidential directives.