US attorney resigns to join appeals court
To take vacancy left when Barrett moved up to Supreme Court
JIM CHAPMAN | The Journal Gazette
A federal prosecutor who served northern Indiana, including Fort Wayne, formally resigned Friday to replace Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on a federal appeals court in Chicago.
President Donald Trump appointed Thomas L. Kirsch II as United States attorney for Indiana's Northern District in 2017. Trump also named Kirsch as Barrett's replacement before she was confirmed to the high court in October.
Kirsch will become a circuit Judge for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. The Senate confirmed Kirsch's appointed with a 51-44 vote Tuesday.