Trump Nominates Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's Son For U.S. Attorney

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President Donald Trump has nominated Republican Ryan Patrick, a former Harris County judge, to be the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas. Patrick is the son of Texas right-wing radio host turned Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick.

The White House announced this decision on Wednesday, October 31. If selected, Patrick would fill the spot left by U.S. Attorney Ken Magidson, one of the 45 Obama-appointed U.S. attorneys asked to resign by the Trump Administration in March.

Texas' Southern District represents 43 counties and the Houston, Galveston, Corpus Christi, Laredo, and Brownsville metro regions. Each U.S. District Court is led by a single White House-appointed attorney. The Western District, which covers San Antonio federal cases, is currently led by U.S. Attorney Richard Durbin — but the Senate is nearing a vote to approve Trump's September 8 nomination of John F. Bash to the seat.

Patrick was appointed to Harris County's 177th state district by then-Governor Rick Perry in 2012, but lost the seat in the 2016 election. He must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate before officially claiming the seat.

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https://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/archives/2017/11/01/trump-nominates-lt-gov-dan-patricks-son-for-us-attorney

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From Juanita Jean http://juanitajean.com/more-swamp-creatures-2/

Folks in Texas know for a damn fact that our Lt. Governor and former talk show radio host, Dan Patrick, is so far radical right that that he smashed into the Steve Bannon wall years ago. He is an ardent Donald Trump supporter. I mean, to the point that it’s kind of heterosexually embarrassing. By the way, Dan Patrick is his stage name. His real name is Dannie Goeb.

Bad news: he reproduced himself. His son, Ryan Patrick – who uses his dad’s stage name – went to law school. He worked in the DA’s office for a number of years. In 2012, Rick Perry appointed him to an empty district judgeship in Harris County. In the 2016 election, he was beat, badly. He did not distinguish himself in either job.

Well, Trump is appointing Ryan Patrick as US Attorney of the Southern District.

If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Patrick will become the top federal prosecutor in one of the busiest districts in the country. The Southern District, which includes Houston, Galveston and Corpus Christi, represents 43 counties, 8.3 million people and 44,000 square miles of the Lone Star State

I can no evidence that he has ever practiced law in a federal court. He says that doesn’t matter because the job is mainly administrative. Oh hell no. If you don’t know what your office is supposed to be doing, how the hell can you administer it?