WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate unanimously has confirmed Jasper, Tenn., attorney Bill Killian as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, according to a news release.
Mr. Killian will replace Acting U.S. Attorney Gregg L. Sullivan and will take office as soon as he is sworn in, the release stated.
Killian said, “I am deeply honored and appreciative of President Obama’s nomination, and the support of Senators Lamar Alexander, Senator Bob Corker, Congressman Lincoln Davis, and the entire Tennessee Congressional delegation. I intend to work with both State and Federal officials as well as citizens to address, coordinate and efficiently utilize the resources of the Federal government to enforce the law and meet the many challenges for law enforcement.”
From 1979 to the present, Killian has been a sole practitioner in his law firm in Jasper.
The U.S. Attorney’s office prosecutes the criminal cases brought by the federal government,prosecutes and defends civil cases in which the United States is a party, and collects the debts owed to the federal government. The Eastern District is the largest in Tennessee encompassing 41 of 95 counties and spanning 420 miles. The U.S. Attorney’s Office has 45 assistant U.S. attorneys and offices in Chattanooga, Knoville, Greeneville, Johnson City branch and Winchester, Tenn.