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[Latest News](https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press) 2. [Majority Press](https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/majority) Published: 03.12.2026 # Judiciary Committee Advances Two U.S. Attorney Nominees **WASHINGTON** – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * **Melissa Holyoak**, to be United States Attorney for the District of Utah, by a vote of 12-10; and * **Phillip Williams, Jr.**, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, by a vote of 12-10. Watch the executive business meeting [HERE](https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/executive-business-meeting-03-12-2026). 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