Pete Serrano’s job as the interim U.S. Attorney for Eastern Washington expires Tuesday, Dec. 9.

The former Pasco mayor has held the post as the top federal prosecutor for the Eastern District for four months but the Trump administration never formally nominated him for the job.

He resigned as mayor in August to take the temporary appointment as interim U.S. Attorney based in Spokane. And the Trump administration cannot reappoint Serrano to another 120 days as interim U.S. Attorney.

However, the U.S. District Court judges in Eastern Washington could decide in the next few days to allow Serrano to continue serving temporarily until the Trump administration decides what to do next.

Or the judges could let Serrano’s interim appointment expire and appoint someone else.Pete Serrano

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