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President Joe Biden will name replacements for a judge and a federal prosecutor after their resignations following the presidential inauguration.
U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider was appointed three years ago by then-President Donald Trump.
Schneider will join a private law firm after leading multiple corruption prosecutions as metro-Detroit’s federal prosecutor, including convictions of UAW officials and Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith.
It’s common for presidential appointees to leave after a new president is sworn in. Schneider says it’s time for him to move on.
“Well, it’s commonplace for whenever there’s a new administration for the administration to get to pick whatever leaders in law enforcement that they want, and I felt that I wanted to give the Biden administration an opportunity to do that,” Schnieder said.