Klobuchar, Holder talk U.S. attorney process but not names ’til he’s confirmed

Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar has talked to Eric Holder, President-elect Obama’s pick for attorney general, about the process for naming a U.S. attorney for Minnesota. As Minnesota’s only senator (pending former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman’s court challenge of Al Franken’s election), Klobuchar looks to be the person who will recommend a U.S. attorney for Obama to appoint. Frank Magill, who currently holds the job, is serving a 120-day term by court appointment until the Senate confirms Obama’s appointee.

Klobuchar and Holder decided to hold off on discussing names of people she might recommend for the post until after the U.S. Senate confirms Holder as attorney general. But she already knows the kind of person she wants: “seasoned,” ”respected,” “fair-minded” and so on. See if you know anyone who matches the rest of Klobuchar’s requirements, which are listed after the jump.

Here’s a statement from Klobuchar’s office:

Senator Klobuchar has said that regardless of party, any U.S. Attorney for Minnesota should be a seasoned, respected attorney who is fair-minded; who has impeccable integrity; who is able to work productively with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies; and who is, above all, committed to seeing that justice is done under the law and for the people of Minnesota.

Senator Klobuchar has already had an initial discussion with Attorney General-designate Eric Holder about the U.S. Attorney process. She plans to discuss the Minnesota process further after he is confirmed.