SALT LAKE CITY — Melissa Holyoak has been appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice as the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Utah.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed Holyoak to the position on Monday.

The previous U.S. attorney for Utah, Felice John Viti, was the acting U.S. attorney under the Vacancies Reform Act . He moved into the position after Trina A. Higgins resigned. Viti will now return to his role as the first assistant U.S. attorney, according to the attorney’s office.

As U.S. attorney, Holyoak will be Utah’s top federal law enforcement officer for the district of Utah. She will prosecute federal crimes, and defend the United States in civil lawsuits within that district.

Holyoak previously served Utah as solicitor general with the Utah Attorney General’s

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