President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said he was choosing Joseph Nocella Jr. as his pick to become U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Nassau County District Court Judge Joseph Nocella, Jr. to be the next U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of NY.

Nassau County District Court Judge Joseph Nocella Jr., if confirmed by the U.S. Senate, would return to lead the office where he served as an assistant U.S. attorney from 1991 to 1995. President-elect Donald Trump hailed Nocella for having a "strong record of bringing law and order" to New Yorkers.

Trump nominates Joseph Nocella Jr., a judge from Long Island, as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of NY.

Joseph Nocella, Jr., a veteran prosecutor and judge with an extensive legal background, has been named the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, according to a statement from former President Donald J.

President-elect Donald Trump chose Joseph Nocella to be the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Nocella, a Columbia Law School graduate, was appointed Nassau County District Court judge in 2022. He was previously the assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1991 to 1995.

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday tapped Nassau County Judge Joseph Nocella Jr. as his pick to lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. Nocella will replace Breon Peace,

Nocella Jr. to replace Breon Peace, who will resign on Jan. 10 before president-elect is sworn into office - Anadolu Ajansı

Joseph Nocella Jr., who served as a district court judge in Nassau County, would replace Breon Peace, a Brooklyn native who was appointed in 2021.

Trump posted on Truth Social that Nocella Jr. “has a strong record of bringing law and order to the incredible people of New York.”